Zoom traffic is booming, as individuals, companies, government agencies and schools use the video conferencing platform for everything from virtual work meetings, to hosting virtual parties, teaching kindergarteners or even laying off workers.
That surge in traffic for Zoom and other web conferencing providers, such as Cisco’s WebEx, prompted the Federal Communications Commission to issue a waiver for Inteliquent, which carries Zoom and WebEx traffic. Otherwise, the FCC said, Inteliquent would have been deemed an “access-stimulating carrier” under FCC rules, which the agency said would “trigger financial responsibilities—namely significant cost increases—for Inteliquent that would impede its ability to serve these conference calling companies.”
