Ameritech must be talking to the PA PUC
"Late news" - Crains Cleveland Business 8/31/98 [Note: How was it determined that these were Internet calls? Well, until recently, ICG did not provide dialtone in Cleveland to anyone except ISP's.] Ameritech Loses Regulatory Dispute The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio last week ended a long battle between Denver-based ICG Communications INC. and Ameritech Corp. over fees charged to connect Internet calls. The PUCO ruled in favor of ICG, which contended that Ameritech owed it $4 million for connecting Ameritech customers' calls to Internet service providers. Ameritech previously refused to pay the charges, arguing that Internet calls are long-distance calls, not local calls, and thus weren't subject to the mandated connection fees. Ameritech spokesman Kim Norris said Ameritech has not decided whether to appeal the ruling. -- "You know, I've decided lizards aren't too smart." --Me, to "Junior", one of my iguanas
On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 20:07:52 -0400 "Steven J. Sobol" wrote:
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio last week ended a long battle between Denver-based ICG Communications INC. and Ameritech Corp. over fees charged to connect Internet calls. The PUCO ruled in favor of ICG, which contended that Ameritech owed it $4 million for connecting Ameritech customers' calls to Internet service providers. Ameritech previously refused to pay the charges, arguing that Internet calls are long-distance calls, not local calls, and thus weren't subject to the mandated connection fees. Ameritech spokesman Kim Norris said Ameritech has not decided whether to appeal the ruling.
And they are not the only ones, looks like this is happening in PA too: http://www.mercurycenter.com/business/tech/docs/076951.htm
On Wed, Sep 02, 1998 at 09:23:10PM -0400, Eric S. Hvozda wrote:
Internet service providers. Ameritech previously refused to pay the charges, arguing that Internet calls are long-distance calls, not local calls, and thus weren't subject to the mandated connection fees. Ameritech spokesman Kim Norris said Ameritech has not decided whether to appeal the ruling.
And they are not the only ones, looks like this is happening in PA too:
Yes, thus my subject. I know about the PA situation already -- "You know, I've decided lizards aren't too smart." --Me, to "Junior", one of my iguanas
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