The Mo. Supreme Court upheld a PSC refusal to let rural incumbent...
The Mo. Supreme Court upheld a PSC refusal to let rural incumbent telcos apply intrastate access charges to wireless-originated calls terminating in the same major trading area (MTA), reversing a 2004 appellate court ruling against the PSC. The state’s…
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highest court in Case SC86529 said the FCC in its orders implementing reciprocal compensation provisions of the 1996 Telecom Act made a clear finding that wireless calls completed within an MTA are local and calls completed outside the MTA are long distance. The court said lack of a local interconnection pact between a wireless and a landline carrier is irrelevant, given the clear distinction the FCC draws between intraMTA calls and other calls. In another matter, the Mo. PSC refused to reconsider a Dec. denial of a motion by the Office of Public Counsel to reject tariffs filed by the state’s 5 largest interexchange carriers that impose or increase intrastate access recovery charges as separate line items on bills. The PSC said the OPC petition (Case TT-2002-129) restated arguments rejected in the tariff review.