Tariff Order Little Changed From Draft

The FCC released an order Wednesday deleting two tariff rules, approved last week 5-0 with little discussion (see 1910250036). The draft and final order were virtually the same, based on a side-by-side comparison. Only Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mike O’Rielly submitted statements. “In short, when it comes to eliminating outdated rules, this Commission has gotten the memo,” Pai said. The rule allows a carrier to cross-reference its own tariffs with those of affiliates and removed a requirement providers file a “short form tariff review plan,” 90 days before the effective date of their annual access charge tariffs.