Technology · 07/02/1997

FCC Implements Tariff Streamlining Provisions for Local Exchange Carriers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Report and Order to implement the streamlined tariff filing requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, allowing local exchange carriers (LECs) to file tariffs without prior Commission review, and expanding the eligibility for streamlined treatment to all tariff filings, not just rate changes.