California Research Group To Oversee AT&T Interconnection Performance Metrics

The FCC named the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis the "independent measurement expert" responsible for establishing a schedule and methodology for AT&T to report on its performance in exchanging traffic at U.S. Internet interconnection points -- one of the commission's conditions for approving the telco's takeover of DirecTV (see 1507240055 and 1507280043). The center, a research group at the University of California-San Diego, is to work with AT&T to develop metrics on latency, packet losses and interconnection point utilization to help regulators monitor its interconnection performance through regular reports. AT&T and the FCC Office of General Counsel agreed on the choice of the center, an agency public notice said Thursday in docket 14-90.