Payphone providers praised FCC action Thurs. that affirmed use of...
Payphone providers praised FCC action Thurs. that affirmed use of forward-looking “new services test” in pricing intrastate line rates that ILECs charge to payphone companies. Action came in response to review sought by coalition of ILECs of earlier FCC…
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decision involving rates in Wis. American Public Communications Council (APCC) said order “will help to make more payphones available by lowering rates paid by payphone service providers.” Although order requires state PUCs to apply rate test only to Bell companies, it encourages regulators to apply it to other telcos as well. Praise also came from National Community Voice Mail Federation, coalition of community service organizations that support payphones as important for people without home phone service. “This order will help lower costs and therefore keep more payphones available for those citizens that need them most,” group said.