Carriers Seek to Pare Reporting Requirements

摘要

AT&T, Verizon, NCTA and other industry players asked the FCC to eliminate data reporting requirements that they said have become unnecessary since the Telecommunications Act nwas enacted 14 years ago. AT&T said it faces "comprehensive data collection requirements" imposed before the "robust competition" that the Telecom Act brought. "Numerous providersincluding ILECs, CLECs, wireless providers, cable companies, and others, using varying ntechnologies and platforms, compete vigorously to provide voice, data, and video services to nbusinesses and consumers," the carrier said. "While the competitive landscape has changed dramatically over the past 15 years, the regulatory framework has not kept pace with these nchanges, and, consequently, telecommunications services remain subject to a host of outdated regulations, including outdated data collection requirements."