Technologie i telekomunikacja · 26.05.2004

Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charges

This document seeks further comment on the Commission's presubscribed interexchange carrier (PIC)-change charge policies. PIC- change charges are federally-tariffed charges imposed by incumbent local exchange carriers on end-user subscribers when these subscribers change their presubscribed long distance carriers. In light of recent cost information filed by BellSouth in support of an increase to its PIC-change charge, the further notice of proposed rulemaking seeks comment on creating separate PIC-change charges based on the method used to process the request. The further notice of proposed rulemaking also seeks comment on whether, to encourage interexchange carriers to utilize electronic processing, the charge should be assessed on the entity submitting the change request to the local exchange carrier, either the end user or the interexchange carrier. The charge currently is imposed on the end user.