The FCC recently solicited comments on the National Exchange Carrier Association’s (NECA) annual payment formula and fund size estimate for the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund. This year NECA recommends that the FCC adopt a…

On April 30, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission‘s (“FCC”) Wireline Competition Bureau (“WCB”) issued an Order granting TelePacific Corp. d/b/a TelePacific Communications‘ (“TelePacific”) Request for Review of a December 2009 Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”)…

On April 30, 2010, Verizon filed an ex parte letter with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) discussing Verizon‘s universal service contributions on its prepaid calling card (“PPCC”) revenues.  Through this ex parte letter, Verizon announced that it…