On March 20, 2020, NTCA's Mike Romano spoke with Nirali Patel, wireline legal advisor to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, and suggested the commission seek comment on a detariffing propsosal instead of simply proposing mandatory detarrifing of end-user telephone access charges.
Eliminating Ex Ante Pricing Regulation and Tariffing of Telephone Access Charges, WC Docket No. 20-71