Thursday, September 05, 2019

FCC to Vote on Proposed Rules to Stop Access Arbitrage Schemes

At its September 26 public meeting, the FCC will vote on a proposed rulemaking to eliminate access stimulation arbitrage schemes. I called attention to this proposal in a May 2018 blog post. There is no good reason for the Commission to permit abuses of the intercarrier compensation system such as access stimulation. The Commission's proposed rule changes are sensibly targeted to the problem and deserve agency approval.