FCC cracks down on "gamesmanship" of line-sharing rules

Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps has been promising to do it for months: clean up the process by which incumbent carriers are allowed to raise the prices they charge smaller telcos for access to their networks. Now it’s done—his last action as the agency’s interim boss. Among other requirements, a “forbearance” petition must now be “complete as filed” from the get-go, the FCC ruled on Monday.

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FCC cracks down on "gamesmanship" of line-sharing rules

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