Kevin Martin, Chairman Federal Communications Commission FCC during his keynote presentation at CTIA WIRELESS (Photo credit: TechShowNetwork)
By Jasmin Melvin – High-capacity, “special access” lines securely send large quantities of data to networks every time you send an email, withdraw money from an ATM, make a wireless call or even swipe a credit card. Though widely used, ownership of the lines lies largely in the hands of just a few large telephone companies, prompting 1999 rules from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that regulate the price charged for using the lines.
The agency said its mechanism for gauging competition to grant petitions for pricing flexibility in the special access market is inaccurate, and it would not consider future petitions until more data is available to remedy the flawed system. more> http://tinyurl.com/ctrcv8z
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