Comments are due April 3 in response to...

Comments are due April 3 in response to a petition by the National Exchange Carrier Association on behalf of its rate-of-return member carriers asking the FCC for a waiver of section 51.909(a)(4) of its rules for the 2014-15 tariff period, said a public notice Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1j4Gte7). That section requires NECA to adjust its switched access rate caps if a carrier enters or exits the association. “NECA states that a waiver would avoid the need for tariff revisions at the federal and state levels required to effectuate de minimis changes in rates associated with 2014 pool election changes and will better serve the public interest than strict enforcement for the upcoming year,” the notice said.