The US Federal Communications Commission has ordered US local telephone companies to reduce their interstate calling access charges by $705m in a move that will require AT&T Co to cut its long-distance rates again: the local companies proposed reductions of $489m in access charges on December 30, but since then the Commission has collected information […]
The US Federal Communications Commission has ordered US local telephone companies to reduce their interstate calling access charges by $705m in a move that will require AT&T Co to cut its long-distance rates again: the local companies proposed reductions of $489m in access charges on December 30, but since then the Commission has collected information suggesting that the local firms had understated expected demand and costs.