Phone competition order gets hung up in litigation; mammoth 8th Circuit suit may foreshadow long war over FCC's interconnection rules
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Iowa Utilities Board v. FCC, pending in the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, concerns the interpretation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which applied a deregulatory, competitive framework to the American telecommunications industry with measures such as the opening of local and long-distance service to increased competition. The states and local telephone companies contend that the FCC adoption of national standards for the setting of prices for interconnection and resale exceeds the agency's statutory authority. The industry anticipates that the court's decision will reduce the regulatory uncertainty about the FCC rules.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Courts offer minimal relief to victims of toll-call fraud
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The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is preparing rules regarding the liability for expenses arising from toll-call fraud. Currently, the customer whose number is fraudulently used is liable for charges under the filed rate doctrine. Customers claim that the phone companies are better prepared to fight fraud, while the companies claim that charging the customers gives them an incentive to fight fraud. The FCC may develop a formulary way to apportion the costs of fraud.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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