WTA Provides Comments On Jurisdictional Separations

On May 24, WTA filed comments with the FCC in response to it’s request for comments, stating that it believes that “given the significant and continuing decreases in the number of carriers subject to the separations rules and in the nature and extent of the services and support mechanisms covered by the separations process, it is not clear that the benefits of a substantial Part 36 overhaul at this time outweigh the costs likely to be incurred by the FCC, state commissions and carriers to develop, analyze and implement revised separations rules and studies…Rather than major separations modifications, WTA believes that minor revisions and simplifications are more practicable and effective at this time.”