Wireline

摘要

Instead of a notice of proposed rulemaking currently circulating that seeks mandatory data collectionnto quantify the problem (CD Jan 25 p1), “action should come in the form of an order mandating datancollection now,” representatives from NECA, OPASTCO, NTCA and the Western TelecommunicationsnAlliance told an aide to Commissioner Ajit Pai Friday (http://xrl.us/boc36k). Despite falling intercarrierncompensation rates, call completion problems in rural areas are likely to persist without further FCC action,nthey said. “It is unclear why the Commission needs to ask questions regarding which questions tonask; with its authority well-settled and its investigations ongoing for well over a year, there is no reasonnwhy the Commission could not issue mandatory data collections right now.” The commission should requirenoriginating carriers retain call completion performance data for at least one year, provided separatelynfor consumers in rural and non-rural areas, they said. The commission should establish “minimum performancenthreshold ratios” and “rural versus non-rural performance deltas as a trigger to require additionalnreporting requirements and/or originating carrier investigation,” the rural associations said. The groupsnalso supported the proposed rule preventing phantom ringback signals, and supported providing an“streamlined online form” for consumers to quickly report call completion problems.