FCC Strikes Down Obstacle to Bundled Deals

摘要

Lobby for a combined annual revenue commitment and a single contract for local and LD services next time you negotiate with AT&T, Qwest or Verizon. Order 07-159, released by the FCC on Aug. 31, loosens requirements that these carriers - collectively known as Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) - use as an excuse for why they could not make such deals available, says telecom consultant Richard Longview, founder of Burbank, Calif.-based Telecom611.com.