FCC granted SBC’s request for pricing flexibility for special acc...
FCC granted SBC’s request for pricing flexibility for special access and dedicated transport services in various geographic areas. Opponents had argued that Bells were raising prices in areas where they had been granted flexibility and agency’s “colocation triggers” weren’t…
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good assessment of whether market was competitive enough to merit pricing flexibility. FCC in rather strong terms rejected argument that price increases after flexibility was granted indicated rules weren’t working. “This is no more than a collateral attack on the adequacy of the pricing flexibility rules adopted by the Commission… which were upheld on appeal,” agency said. “As previously stated in our Pricing Flexibility Order, some price increases may be warranted because our rules may have required incumbent LECs to price access services below cost in certain areas.” Commission also criticized competitors’ argument that triggers didn’t work: “Again this is a collateral attack on the rules adopted by the Commission.”