ISP's as Common Carriers?

Tue Sep 2 21:46:48 UTC 1997

> 
> Does anyone have any pointers to information (hopefully FCC
> documents) that classify ISP's as Common Carriers?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> --Eric
> -- 
> Eric Wieling (eric at ccti.net), Corporate Communications Technology
> Sales: 504-585-7303 (sales at ccti.net), Support: 504-525-5449 (support at ccti.net)
> 
> A BellSouth Communications Specialist.  No, I don't work for BellSouth, I'm
> just on the phone with them so much that I'm an expert at getting them to do
> things.
> 

In regards to access charge reform, the FCC ruled, tentatively, that ISPs would not
be subject to local access charges currently being assessed on long-distance carriers.

See www.fcc.gov/isp.html

Shikhar