Technologie i telekomunikacja · 7.06.1995

Establishment of a Joint Board

The Federal Communications Commission proposes to change the separations rules applicable to local exchange carriers (``LECs'') for allocating the Other Billing and Collecting (``OB&C'') expenses\1\ portion of Account 32.6623, Customer services,\2\ between state and interstate jurisdictions. These permanent separations rules would replace the interim procedures that LECs currently use to allocate OB&C costs. The FCC proposes a fixed allocation method which would allocate a specified percentage of costs to the interstate jurisdiction. The FCC invited comment on four fixed allocation methodologies and it asked parties to suggest alternative approaches. The FCC also invited comment on the need for a contingency provision that would be triggered by one or more of the interexchange carriers substantially reducing their use of LEC billing and collection services. The FCC referred the issues involving the OB&C separations rules to the Federal State Joint Board established in the CC Docket 80-286 Joint Board proceeding for a recommendation.