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The Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, a mid-...

The Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, a mid-sized carriers trade group, is “encouraged” that NARUC wants public comment on intercarrier compensation and Universal Service Fund proposals at the FCC, it said. “NARUC clearly recognizes the weight and potential unintended…

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consequences of the FCC rushing to adopt such a large and complicated order in such a relatively short time frame,” said ITTA President Curt Stamp. “We are hopeful that the FCC will heed the advice of their state colleagues and give this Order time for meaningful review and consideration in a comment period.” Stamp said the changes proposed for intercarrier comp and USF could have a “devastating” effect on midsized carriers: “The stakes are too high for the FCC to rush to judgment on this issue.”