Washington, D.C. – Competitive Carriers Association President and CEO Tim Donovan made the following statement: 

 
“CCA filed comments in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) IP Interconnection proceeding yesterday. The FCC is proposing to forbear from sections of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that support interconnection and collocation for competitive providers in hopes of facilitating the country’s transition to IP.

CCA’s comments emphasize the importance of wholesale competition to the FCC’s consideration and ongoing anticompetitive conduct from legacy incumbent local exchange carriers surrounding competitive interconnection. CCA members want to interconnect in IP and are being thwarted from efficiently doing so. CCA proposes a glide path the FCC can use as a basis for successfully and completely transitioning to IP in the United States – ensuring connectivity, competition, and innovation.

Getting IP interconnection right – from the transition from TDM through fair and competitive rules of the road in an all-IP world – is one of the most important issues CCA members will face in 2026.”

For more information about CCA and its policy priorities, please visit ccamobile.org.

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Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) is the leading association for competitive communications service providers and stakeholders across the United States. Members range from small, rural carriers serving fewer than 5,000 customers to regional and nationwide providers serving millions, as well as vendors and suppliers delivering products and services throughout the communications ecosystem.