On January 8, 2016, four major ILECs filed direct cases supporting their special access optional payment plans (OPPs) as part of the FCC’s investigation into the terms and conditions of these plans in Docket 15-247 AT&T.
Not surprisingly, AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon and Frontier were unanimous in defending the lawfulness and benefits of their plans. What was shocking, however, was the barely suppressed anger ILECs feel toward an FCC they believe is stacked against them.
