Unresolved Intercarrier Compensation Issues A Drag On Competition
Despite decades of tinkering meant to improve the intercarrier compensation process, a lack of clarity, a lack of vision, and a lack of authoritative ownership have combined with continuously evolving technology to create a system that may be beyond fixing. This is a report to a presentation by industry experts Jim Steele of Telesphere Software and Carey Roesel of Technologies Management on ICC and USF reform.
- Problems with Regulating Intercarrier Compensation
- The LEC Billing Perspective
- The Regulatory Perspective
About the Author
As Editor in Chief of B/OSS, Tim McElligott manages the editorial content of the magazine as well as the B/OSS Live! Conference & Businessplex. He has been a journalist for the telecommunications industry since 1999 when he joined Telephony magazine as senior editor. His primary focus has been on business and operations support system, testing, and other telecom segments. He also was editor of the Independent, Telephony’s print supplement chronicling the rural telecom market. McElligott’s 25 years in telecom includes a 14-year career in the telecom service provider sector with AT&T, Ameritech and Ameritech Cellular.
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