Wireline Bureau Approves Core Tariff Refund Plan

The FCC Wireline Bureau approved Core Communications' revised tariff refund plan for interstate access service charges to certain interexchange carriers, in an order Wednesday in docket 21-91. The bureau denied Verizon's request to reject the plan, noting the carrier made "no argument that Core’s Refund Plan would not adequately compensate carriers for excessive charges they incurred" (see 2207250055). Under the revised plan, Core lowered its monthly late-payment fee from 3% to 1.5% during the period of time at issue.