Following complaints to FCC that Verizon overcharged competitors ...
Following complaints to FCC that Verizon overcharged competitors for electricity to operate colocated switching equipment, agency said it would investigate carrier’s new tariffs. Commission suspended for one day and set for investigation “lawfulness” of tariff revisions filed in FCC…
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Tariff Nos. 1 and 11 by Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies (Verizon). Revisions in Tariff FCC No. 1 change monthly rate for DC power for physical colocation and establish new rate element for DC power for virtual colocation in Verizon’s south region. Tariff FCC No. 11 revised monthly rates for DC power for physical and virtual expanded interconnection agreements in Conn., New England, N.Y. Verizon said in ex parte letter to FCC April 13 it didn’t “simply pass along current from the electric grid” but added provisions for emergency backup power and upgraded buildings to handle added power. FCC investigation results from petitions filed by 12 Verizon competitors and ALTS that contended that Verizon had failed to provide adequate cost information on plant overhead and investments. Commission said petitions raised “substantial questions of lawfulness” that warranted its investigation.