LEVEL 3, VENDOR HYPERCUBE TRADE ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUSATIONS

摘要

Level 3 decried what it called "a repetitive tirade" by vendor HyperCube in response an administrative law judge's request for financial data. In a filing to California's Public Utilities Commission, Level 3 said HyperCube used the request "as an excuse to issue yet another press release, and to confuse the record with irrelevant and unsupported allegations." HyperCube wants the commission to require Level 3 to put $5.3 million in escrow against debts that the vendor estimates at $20 million. HyperCube provides Level 3, which sells toll-free 8YY services in California, with tandem access services under HyperCube's interstate and intrastate tariffs. That relationship has continued under commission order since last year, when Level 3 began withholding payments to HyperCube Level 3 alleged that HyperCube had been overcharging. "Shortly after we won a key customer from them, Level 3 stopped paying for HyperCube's services," a HyperCube representative said.