The Me. PUC okayed AT&T’s offer to make retroactive contributions...
The Me. PUC okayed AT&T’s offer to make retroactive contributions to the state universal service fund and Telecom Education Access Fund from prepaid calling card revenue collected Oct. 2003-Nov. 2004. The offer settled a dispute over whether intrastate fees…
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apply to calling cards when the calling card platform is outside the state, and whether the cards were an information service. AT&T conceded defeat after 2005-2006 FCC rulings that only originating and terminating points matter in determining jurisdiction, and that menu-driven or IP-based calling cards aren’t information services exempt from any regulatory assessments. AT&T (Case 2005-221) agreed to make payments on the cards for Dec. 2004- March 2005. But as part of the agreement it need not pay on menu-driven cards used March 2005-Oct. 2006, while the FCC considers their status. From Nov. 2006 on, AT&T will report all intrastate revenue from all types of prepaid calling cards, consistent with the FCC decisions.