Technologie i telekomunikacja · 24.08.2000

Shortening Notice Period for Changes in Participation in NECA's Access Tariffs

This document seeks comment on the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.'s (NECA's) proposal to extend the deadline by which carriers must notify NECA of changes in their participation in NECA's access tariffs. Specifically, the carrier election deadline would be changed from December 31 of the previous year to March 1 of the tariff year. NECA asserts that, because of streamlined tariff notification periods and electronic data collection methods, it no longer requires six months advance notice of tariff participation changes. Moving the notice deadline from December to 31 of the previous year to March 1 of the tariff year will provide carriers more time in which to make their tariff participation decisions.