FCC Drafts Address 2 Access Arbitrage Proceedings

The FCC added two Wireline Bureau items to its circulation list posted Friday. An order in docket 18-155 addresses Aureon's petition for reconsideration of September's access arbitrage order (see 1909300023). It doesn't address more recent concerns that stem from increased call terminations due to spikes in teleconferencing services during COVID-19, agency officials told us Tuesday. Commissioners will also vote on an opinion and order for docket 20-11 on the five-month investigation into Northern Valley's tariff revisions filed in December (see 2001100040). In an ex parte filing posted Tuesday, Northern Valley asked the FCC to uphold its tariff revisions that are disputed by AT&T.