BDS Permissive Detariffing Starts Aug. 1, Mandatory Detariffing Needs OMB OK, AT&T Says
Permissive detariffing of business data services begins Aug. 1, but the 3-year countdown to mandatory detariffing won't begin until the Office of Management and Budget approves related rules, said AT&T, citing FCC staffers. AT&T and Wireline Bureau officials discussed implementation…
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issues for the agency's recent BDS order (see 1704200020), including the Aug. 1 effective date's impact on price-cap BDS services; "guidebook and wire center-to-county mapping best practices; the review process for adjustments to BDS offerings in non-competitive counties going forward; and the timing of the effectiveness of the Order’s detariffing relief," said a company filing Thursday in docket 16-143. Bureau staff indicated the permissive detariffing rules don't require OMB review, meaning price-cap ILECs can begin voluntarily detariffing on Aug. 1, said AT&T. It noted bureau staff also indicated mandatory detariffing rules are subject to OMB review, and thus will become effective when the OMB approval process is complete.