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                Recent FCC Tariff InvestigationsWelcome to the homepage for the Pricing Policy Division of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau. The Pricing Policy Division is responsible for administering the provisions of the Communications Act requiring that the rates and practices of telecommunications common carriers are just and reasonable, and nondiscriminatory. The Division develops competitive pricing policies and rules for telecommunications offerings, including the intercarrier compensation rates carriers charge each other and the interstate rates they charge their end users. Part of this work includes regulating the rates for interstate services offered to incarcerated individuals, which are often referred to as “inmate calling services” or “ICS.” The Division also ensures compliance with the Commission’s pricing rules and conducts investigations of carriers’ tariffs when there are questions about the lawfulness of tariff provisions. Additionally, the Division is responsible for administering the Commission’s jurisdictional separations procedures, including supporting the Commission’s role in the Federal-State Joint Board on Separations.**Division Headlines**2024**03/29/24** Order Granting Waiver Request Filed by Filer Mutual Telephone Co. PDF**03/27/24** Carriers Reminded to File Annual Section 64.1900 Certifications by May 1, 2024 PDF**03/27/24** July 1, 2024 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**03/18/24** WCB and OEA Announce Availability of Preliminary IPCS Database PDF**03/14/24** Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for Declaratory Ruling or Waiver of Section 61.50 of the Commission's Rules PDF**02/28/24** WCB Reminds ICS Providers of April Deadline for Annual Reports PDF**01/25/24** Chairwoman Rosenworcel to Host a Listening Session Concerning Incarcerated People's Communications Services in Charleston, South Carolina PDF**01/18/24** WCB Announces TRS Rule Adopted in 2022 ICS Order Is Now Effective PDF**01/09/24** Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on the NECA, Inc. Modification of Average Schedule Formulas PDF2023**12/04/23** Effective and Compliance Dates for Certain Access Arbitrage Rules PDF**11/14/23** The Commission Issues Declaratory Ruling and Adopts Memorandum Opinion and Order Reducing Regulatory Requirements for a Rural Long Distance Access Service Provider PDF**11/08/23** Quiet Period Announced for MIEAC Petition PDF**10/27/23** Comment Sought on Petition for Extension of Deadline to Offer Telecommunications Relay Services at Correctional Facilities PDF**10/26/23** Chairwoman Hosts Chicago Listening Session for IPCS PDF**09/13/23** Bureau Announces Due Date for Responses to IPCS 2023 Mandatory Data Collection PDF**09/01/23** Bureau Announces Posting of 2023 Exogenous Cost TRP PDF**08/09/23** Comment Dates for Proposed Revisions to Providers' Annual Reporting and Certification Requirements PDF**08/08/23** FCC Approves Aureon Refund Plan and Ends Tariff Investigation PDF**08/03/23** WCB and CGB Seek Comment on Revisions to Providers' Annual Reporting and Certification Requirements PDF**07/26/23** 2023 IPCS Mandatory Data Collection Order PDF**06/01/23** Order Extending Reply Comment Filing Deadlines in IPCS Proceeding PDF**06/01/23** Wireline Competition Bureau Outlines Procedures for Obtaining Confidential Information for Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**05/18/23** NECA, Inc. 2023 Proposed Modifications to Average Schedules PDF**05/16/23** CLEC Carriers Reminded of Filing Deadline for Revised Tariffs PDF**05/11/23** Tariff Review Plan Order Released PDF**05/03/23** Comment Dates for Proposed 2023 Mandatory Data Collection for Incarcerated People's Calling Services PDF**04/28/23** Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on 2023 Mandatory Data Collection for Incarcerated Peoples Calling Services PDF**04/21/23** FCC Adopts Rules to Prevent Gaming of Access Stimulation Rules PDF**04/10/23** Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Comment Dates for IPCS NPRM PDF**04/05/23** Wireline Competition Bureau Adopts Protective Order in Incarcerated People's Communications Services Dockets PDF**04/3/23** July 1,2023 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filing Procedures PDF**03/30/23** Bureau Reminds Non-Dominant Interexchange Carriers of May 1, 2023 Section 64.1900 Filing Requirements PDF**03/28/23** Non-Dominant Carriers Reminded of Section 64.1900 Filing Deadline PDF**03/22/23** Order Granting Joint Petition for Waiver Filed by Northwest Communications and Mid-state Telephone PDF**03/17/23** FCC Seeks Comment On Its Expanded Authority To Ensure Just And Reasonable Rates And Charges For Incarcerated People's Communications Services PDF**03/09/23** New Tariff Filing Fees Effective March 2, 2023. Word**03/01/23** WCB Reminds ICS Providers of April Deadline for Annual Reports. PDF**01/31/23** Bureau Seeks Comment on National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.'s Proposed Modification of Average Schedule Formulas PDF**01/27/23** Bureau Releases Results of Tests Required by Sections 61.50(j) and 69.803(c) of the Commission's Rules PDF**01/05/23** Bureau Extends Deadline for Inmate Calling Services Rulemaking PDF**01/04/23** WCB Order Adopts Core Communications, Inc. Refund Plan PDF2022**12/13/22** Bureau Seeks Comment on Northwest Communications Cooperative, Inc. and Midstate Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Commission Rules. PDF**12/2/22** Comment Dates Set on Sixth Further Notice on Calling for Incarcerated People PDF**12/1/22** Bureau Sets Comment Dates for MIEAC Petition for Forbearance from Dominant Carrier Rules PDF**11/22/22** Bureau releases order denying Yukon-Waltz petition for wavier of section 69.605(c) of the Commission's rules. PDF**10/27/22** Bureau Announces OMB Approval of Revision to Inmate Calling Services Report Collection PDF**09/29/22** FCC Proposes Improved Communications Access for Incarcerated People PDF**08/28/22** WCB Releases Tariff Review Plans for BDS Incentive Regulations Rate of Return Carriers PDF**08/18/22** WCB Order Addressing Northern Valley Refund and Payment Plan PDF**07/14/22** FCC Proposes Updated Rules to Eliminate Access Arbitrage PDF**07/08/22** Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on Refund Plan of Core Communications, Inc. PDF**06/24/22** WCB Announces ICS Annual Reporting and Certification Revisions PDF**06/01/22** Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Procedures for Obtaining Confidential Information for 2022 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**05/17/22**Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Competitive Local Exchange Carriers to File Revised Tariffs by July 18, 2022 and to Submit New Filing Fees Through CORES PDF**05/11/22**National Exchange Carrier Association 2022 Modification of Average Schedules PDF**05/09/22** 2022 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filing Fees and Payment PDF**05/09/22** July 1, 2022 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**04/28/22** Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on Refund Plan of Iowa Network Services Division PDF**04/15/22** July 1, 2022 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**4/1/22** WCB grants Consolidated's 2019 Petition for Waiver of All-or-Nothing Rule PDF**3/14/22** Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Carriers Of Their Ongoing Obligation To Ensure Their Federal Tariffs Remain Lawful PDF**3/2/22** Bureau Announces Due Date for Responses to the Commission's Third Mandatory Data Collection on Inmate Calling Services PDF**2/14/22** Wireline Competition Bureau Announces That the Consumer Disclosure and Waiver Rules Adopted in the 2021 ICS Order Are Now Effective PDF**2/22/22**FCC Requires Aureon to Submit Data for Refunds of Illegal Rate Charges PDF**2/10/22**WCB Seeks Comment on NECA's Proposed 2022 Average Schedule Modifications PDF**2/9/22**WCB Reminds ICS Providers of April 1, 2022 Deadline for Annual Reports and Certifications PDF**1/20/22**WCB Grants Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative Inc.'s Request PDF2021**12/09/21**Order Rejecting Core Communications, Inc., et al. Tariff F.C.C. No. 3 Transmittal No. 22 PDF**10/07/21**Bureau Concludes Core Communications Tariff Investigation PDF**10/4/21**Bureau Grants Marne Elk Horn Telephone Company Petition for Waiver PDF**9/30/21**Bureau responds to Onvoy, LLC d/b/a Inteliquent Petition for Waiver PDF**9/2/21**WCB releases tariff review plans for incentive regulation carriers PDF**8/10/21**Order Extending Comment and Reply Dates on ICS Fifth Further Notice PDF**6/30/21** Bureau Seeks Comment on METC Petition for Waiver PDF**6/24/21** Bureau releases Designation Order in Core Tariff Investigation PDF**6/9/21** WCB and OEA Announce Availability of Revised ICS Database PDF**6/8/21** WCB releases PN Seeking Comment on Yukon-Waltz Petition for Waiver PDF**5/31/21** WCB releases Protective Order for Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**5/6/21** WCB Approves NECA 2021 Average Schedule Formula Modifications PDF**5/21/21** Bureau releases Protective Order in Core Tariff Investigation PDF**5/6/21** Bureau Suspends and Sets for Investigation Proposed Tariff Revisions PDF**4/16/21** July 1, 2021 Annual Access Charge Tariff Filings PDF**3/17/21** Bureau Responds to Ace Tel Compay of Michigan Petition for Waiver PDF**3/3/21** WCB Reminds ICS Providers of the April 1, 2021 Annual Reports Deadline PDF**2/12/21** PN seeking comment on NECA’s average schedule filing PDF**1/15/21** PN announcing closure of the Commission’s price cap BDS dockets PDF**1/15/21** Order modifying protective orders in the Commission’s BDS tariff investigation docket PDF**1/12/21** PN seeking comment on USTelecom’s petition for reconsideration of the 8YY Reform Order PDF**1/08/21** PN clarifying reply deadline on 2020 ICS Order on Remand PDF2020**12/17/20** Order Extending Reply Comment Deadline on 2020 ICS Fourth FNPRM PDF**12/16/20** Lingo Telecommunications of Kentucky, LLC Tariff Investigation Terminated PDF**12/16/20** Bureau responds to Onvoy d/b/a Inteliquent, Inc.'s Petition for Waiver PDF**12/03/20** Petition for Reconsideration of the 2020 Inmate Calling Services R&O on Remand PDF**11/25/20** 8YY Access Reform/2nd Erratum PDF**11/16/20** WCB Approves 3 Rivers and SiyCom Request for Waiver PDF**11/13/20** WCB Denies GTL's Document Request PDF**11/09/20** WCB Seeks Comment on Ace Telephone of Michigan Petition for Waiver PDF**10/30/20** Bureau Dismisses Seven USF/ICC Petitions PDF**10/23/20** WCB Announces Comment Dates for ICS Proceeding PDF**09/24/20** WCB and OEA Announce Availability of ICS Database PDF**09/17/20** Bureau Responds to Onvoy d/b/a Inteliquent, Inc.'s Petition PDF**09/10/20** Bureau Seeks Comment on Northern Valley's Refund and Payment Plan PDF**09/04/20** Bureau Posts 2020 Tariff Review Plan for Incentive Regulation Carriers PDF**09/01/20** Bureau Denies Inmate Calling Service Provider Requests for Confidential Treatment PDF**7/15/20** Carriers Electing Incentive Regulation for Business Data Services PDF**7/15/20** Request for Information re: Global Tel*Link’s Inmate Calling Services PDF**3/31/20** FCC Extends Reply Comment Period for Inmate Calling Services PDF**2/20/20** WCB Announces Comment Dates on ICS Ancillary Service Charges PDF**2/19/20** OMB Approves Inmate Calling Services Information Collection Renewal PDF**2/4/20** WCB Seeks Comment on Charges for Ancillary Services for Inmate PDF**02/03/20** Bureau Seeks Comment on National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.'s Proposed Modification to its Average Schedules PDF**01/31/20** Bureau Releases Supplemental Lists for BDS Competitive Market Tests PDF**01/14/20** WCB Probes Interest in USF/ICC Transformation Order Petitions PDF**01/10/20** Northern Valley Communications Tariff No. 3 Order PDF2019**12/17/19** VOIP Symmetry Order on Remand and Declaratory Ruling PDF**11/30/19** Report and Order on Eliminating Unecessary Tariff Requirement PDF**11/05/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on Inter-Community Telephone's Petition for Wavier to Merge Study Areas PDF**10/30/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on Farmer's Mutual Telephone's Petition to Merge Rate-of-Return Study Areas PDF**10/28/19** Order Granting Sunflower and Lakeland Petitions for Waiver PDF**10/25/19** Order Denying Stay Petition of Access Arbitrage Order PDF**10/08/19** Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative Request for Authority to Modify Rate Base PDF**10/03/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on Triotel Waiver Petition PDF**09/27/19** Report and Order on Access Arbitrage and Modification of Section 214 Authorizations PDF**09/19/19** Consolidated Communications PA and ME Petition for Waiver of the "All-or-Nothing" Rule. PDF**09/06/19** Tariff Review Plans for Incentive Regulations Based Business Data Services Providers Announced Word**07/19/19** Erratum Business Data Services in an Internet Protocol Environment Word**07/12/19** Report and Order on Remand (WC Docket Nos. 05-25, 16-143; GN Docket No. 13-5) and Memorandum Opinion and Order (WC Docket No. 18-141) PDF**06/20/19** Bureau Announces Closure and Archiving of Secure Data Enclave in Price Cap Business Data Services and USTelecom Forbearance Petition Proceedings PDF**06/13/19** Business Data Services List of Rate of Return Carriers Electing Incentive Regulation PDF**06/10/19** Titonka/Burt, Interstate and Northeast Nebraska Telephone Companies' Petition to Merge Study Areas Granted PDF**06/04/19** Procedures for Obtaining Confidential Information for 2019 Annual Access Tariff Filings PDF**05/31/19** Cass Telephone and Magna5 Petitions for Waiver to Elect Incentive Regulation for Business Data Services PDF**05/21/19** South Dakota Network Refund Plan Approved PDF**05/14/19** Business Data and USTelecom Proceeding Reply Comment Cycle Extension and Secure Enclave Data Extension PDF**05/03/19** Additional Parties Seek Access to Business Data Services Data Collection PDF**05/01/19** Material to be Filed in Support of 2019 Annual Access Tariff Filing PDF**05/01/19** Additional Parties Seek Access to Business Data Services Data Collection PDF**04/23/19** South Data Network Tariff Refund Comment Cycle Announced PDF**04/22/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on Lakeland Communications Petition for Waiver to Merge Study Areas and Modify Revenue Requirement PDF**04/19/19** Additional Parties Seek Access to Business Data Services Data Collection PDF**04/18/19** Additional Parties Seek Access to Business Data Services Data Collection PDF**04/18/19** Parties Seek Access to Business Data Services Data Collection PDF**04/15/19** Bureau Reopens NORC and Seeks Comment in Business Data Services and USTelecom Proceedings PDF**04/04/19** July 1, 2019 Annual Access Tariff Filings PDF**04/03/19** Bureau to Incorporate Business Data Services Data and Second Further Notice and Further Notice Record Into USTelecom Forbearance Proceeding PDF**03/20/19** Bureau to Close and Archive Secure Data Enclave In Price Cap Business Data Services Proceedings PDF**03/12/19** Separations Joint Board Roster PDF**03/12/19** Bureau Reminds Inmate Calling Services Providers of April 1, 2019 Deadline for Annual Reports and Certifications PDF**02/28/19** FCC Concludes Investigation of Aureon's Tariff PDF**02/21/19** Bureau Extends Access to Business Data Services Proceeding Secure Data Enclave PDF**02/15/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company Petition PDF**02/14/19** Order Extending Deadline of USTelecom Forbearance Petition PDF**02/14/19** Bureau Reminds Inmate Calling Services Providers of March 1, 2019 Deadline for Data Collection Responses PDF**02/11/19** FCC Announces Two New Members to Joint Board Committee PDF**02/06/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on NECA's Proposed Modifications to its Average Schedule Formulas PDF**01/03/19** FCC Acts on Sandwhich Isles, Inc.'s Petition for Reconsideration PDF**2018****12/31/18** Additional Party Seeks Access to Business Data Services Information PDF**12/21/18** Additional Party Seeks Access to Business Data Services Information PDF**12/17/18** FCC Extends Freeze of Jurisdictional Separations for Six Years PDF**12/11/18** ERRATUM - Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate of Return Carriers PDF**12/11/18** Order Granting Telapex and Venture Waiver Petitions PDF**12/07/18** ERRATUM - Comprehensive Review of Part 32 System of Accounts PDF**11/29/18** Comment Dates Announced for BDS 2nd Notice and Further Notice PDF**11/29/18** WCB Releases SDN Tariff Investigation Order PDF**11/28/18** FCC Denies Petition for Reconsideration of Aureon Tariff Investigation PDF**11/27/18** Bureau Updates Joint Board Contacts PDF**11/14/18** July 1, 2018 Annual Access Tariff Filings PDF**11/09/18** Bureau Releases Second Aureon Tariff Investigation Order PDF**11/07/19** Bureau Seeks Comment on ITS, Inc.'s Petition for Wavier PDF**11/05/18** Secure Data Enclave for Business Data Services Proceeding to Reopen PDF**10/25/18** Wireline Competition Bureau Publicly Releases List of Study Areas Deemed Competitive if Rate of Return Carriers Elect Incentive Regulation for those Areas PDF**10/25/18** FCC Releases List of Areas Deemed Competitive Where Carriers Adopt New Regulatory Framework**10/23/18** FCC Spurs Competition in Rural Business Data Services PDF**10/18/18** FCC Waives and Seeks Comment on Eliminating Obscure Tariff Rules PDF**10/17/18** FCC Harmonizes Separations Rules with Revised Accounting Rules PDF**10/03/18** Bureau Announces Annual Adjustment of Revenue Thresholds PDF**09/04/18** Pleading Cycle Established for AT&T Petition for Reconsideration PDF**07/31/18** Iowa Network Access Division's Tariff FCC No. 1 PDF**06/08/18** FCC Proposes Reforms to Toll Free Calling Access Charge Regime PDF**Pai Statement****O'Reilly Statement****Rosenworcel Statement****06/08/18** Bureau Grants Petitions for Waiver of Biennial Tariff Filing Rules. PDF**04/25/18** Bureau Sets Forth Guidance for Material to be Filed in Support of Annual Tariff Review Plans. Word**03/27/18** National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.'s Proposed 2017 Interim And 2018 Further Modification Of Average Schedule Formulas: Pleading Cycle Established Word**03/26/18** Bureau adopts a Protective Order in connection with the investigation of whether Iowa Network Access Division's Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal 36 revisions are consistent with Commission orders and rule requirements Word**03/12/18** Bureau Seeks Comment On Titonka Telephone Company And The Burt Telephone Company Petition For Waiver Of Commission Rules Word**02/22/18** FCC Proposes to Adopt Separations Joint Board's Recommendations**Main Document****Appendices****O'Rielly Statement****02/16/18** FCC Proposes to Adopt Separations Joint Board's Recommendations pdf**02/13/18** Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for Declaratory Ruling pdf

        
        
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