Issues such as intercarrier compensation must be solved to keep o...
Issues such as intercarrier compensation must be solved to keep old regulatory models from stunting VoIP technology, said CommPartners. In a white paper, CommPartners Regulatory Counsel Kris Twomey said “the emergence of VoIP accentuates the need for the reformation…
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of the existing intercarrier compensation structure and… a bill-and-keep system is the most logical solution going forward.” Other areas needing attention, according to the paper: (1) Telecom Act reform to “create stability” for VoIP. (2) “Payment issues” such as what access charges apply to VoIP, overhaul of the “tax and surcharge” structure and how VoIP providers pay into the Universal Service Fund. (3) Public safety issues such as VoIP providers’ ability to offer E-911 and meet CALEA requirements. “There should be no economic regulation of VoIP on either federal or state levels, i.e. no tariffing requirements, price ceilings or revenue reporting requirements beyond that which is absolutely necessary to protect the public,” the paper said. The paper pushed for “regulation of the physical layer only.” It said national VoIP policies “would be preferable,” but states should have some role such as ensuring service quality, “ubiquity of service,” numbering resources and possibly enforcement of interconnection rules. -- www.commpartners.us.