QWEST IN GOOD SHAPE TO WIN FORBEARANCE ON ARMIS REPORTING

摘要

The FCC looks set to grant Qwest forbearance relief from accounting rules, a commission official said. A draft order on circulation would grant Qwest relief from Automated Reporting Management Information System requirements, and no commissioner's position on ARMIS seems to have changed since September, when the FCC voted unanimously to kill several of the requirements for AT&T and other price-cap carriers, the official said. Since the draft order went into circulation, the eighth floor has seen little lobbying on the issue, the official said. Only CompTel has expressed opposition to the order. If the commissioners don't vote before Saturday, Qwest's petition will be granted automatically.