NARUC Petitions for Court Review of FCC VoIP Numbering Order

NARUC has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the FCC's June decision giving interconnected VoIP providers direct access to phone numbers (see 1506180060). The FCC ignored the plain text and the structure of the Telecom Act by extending the rights and obligations of telecom common carriers to unclassified service providers, the state regulatory group said. "The FCC has fomented a host of potentially unnecessary proceedings and litigation over the scope of NARUC's member State commissions both with respect to numbering conservation and a range of other issues." The FCC did not immediately comment Tuesday.