Rural Associations File Comments on ARC and Fairpoint Call Signaling Waiver Petitions

Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO filed comments on two petitions requesting waiver of the FCC’s call signaling rules.  The Alaska Rural Companies requested a broad waiver of the rules, and, in their comments, the rural associations “do not oppose grant of the requested waiver for the four specified circumstances described in the petition, subject to certain conditions as described herein.”

In the second petition, Fairpoint Communications requests a waiver “with respect to certain1SS7 network elements and multifrequency signaling equipment.”  In their comments, the rural associations “do not oppose grant of a waiver to FairPoint that is limited to circumstances identified in its petition.”