TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: FCC Reaches Telco Settlement to Stop Blocking VOIP

FCC Reaches Telco Settlement to Stop Blocking VOIP

Danny Burstein (dannyb@panix.com)
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:04:58 -0500

The Enforcement Bureau of the FCC reached a $15,000 consent decree
with Madison River Communication, LLC service on the company's
network.

"We saw a problem, and we acted swiftly to ensure that Internet voice
service remains a viable option for consumers", said FCC Chairman
Michael K. Powell.

"According to the terms of the consent decree, Madison River commits
that it will refrain from blocking VOIP traffic and ensure that such
blocking will not recur ..."

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257175A1.txt [a]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257175A1.pdf [b]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257175A1.doc [c]

[a] garbled ascii text version
[b] pdf
[c] Microsoft Word.

(most FCC docs are available all three ways. URLs are identical except
for the trailing extension)

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