USTelecom Statement on Intercarrier Compensation and Universal Service Reform in the National Broadband Plan March 5th, 2010
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Background:  Today the Federal Communications Commission outlined some of the details in its National Broadband Plan concerning reforming intercarrier compensation and the current Universal Service Fund.

The following statement is from USTelecom President & CEO Walter B. McCormick Jr.:

“We are pleased to see that the National Broadband Plan recognizes that the soundness and integrity of intercarrier compensation and universal service are fundamental to the financial foundation of broadband deployment. The FCC’s plan to make long-needed changes to the regulatory framework for payments between carriers and to the Universal Service Fund is an important step forward.  There is broad consensus that reform is sorely needed in these areas and can make a significant contribution to building and upgrading our country’s broadband networks.  We must get the details right in such a critical matter, and we are committed to working with the Commission and other stakeholders to resolve these issues as quickly as possible.”

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