Comment Requested on Missoula Intercarrier Compensation Reform Plan
In Public Notice DA 06-1510, the Commission requested comment on the intercarrier compensation reform plan (the "Missoula Plan") filed July 24, 2006 by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' ("NARUC") Task Force on Intercarrier Compensation. The Missoula Plan is the product of a three-year process of industry negotiations led by NARUC.
Supporters of the plan include AT&T, BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless, Global Crossing, Level 3 Communications, and 336 members of the Rural Alliance, among others. According to its supporters, the Missoula Plan "unifies intercarrier charges for the majority of lines, and moves all intercarrier rates charged for all traffic closer together." Its supporters maintain that adoption of the Missoula Plan would represent a major step forward in intercarrier compensation reform. Comments are due by September 25, 2006, and replies by November 9, 2006.
