Technology · 16/08/1996Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure Rural and High-Cost Area Subscribers Don't Pay Higher Rates for Interexchange Services

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules requiring interexchange carriers to charge the same rates for interexchange services in rural and high-cost areas as they do in urban areas, in order to ensure that all subscribers, regardless of location, receive the same rates for these services.