Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) gave KMC Telecom until Jan. 22 to show...
Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) gave KMC Telecom until Jan. 22 to show why agency shouldn’t revoke its local exchange certificate. IUB (Case FCU-03-3) said KMC’s certificate was in jeopardy because of inconsistencies between local exchange service plans filed with…
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its certification application, which IUB approved in Dec., and business plan filed with N. American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) in Jan. when KMC requested supply of phone numbers. IUB said KMC had told it of plans for full range of basic business and residential local exchange services, plus operator services, 911 access and dedicated services. But IUB said when KMC went to NANPA for phone numbers, it filed business plan that provided only for virtual exchange service, with no mention of basic local services. IUB said if KMC restricted itself just to virtual exchange services, that would be major violation of conditions of its certificate and could justify revocation.