FCC Announces Results of Urban Rate Survey for Voice Services

The Federal Communication Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau announces the results of the urban rate survey for fixed voice services, which will be used to determine the 2014 rate floor for incumbent eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) and the reasonable comparability benchmark for voice services.

The FCC also seeks comment on a petition to extend the deadline for compliance with the 2014 rate floor. Based on the survey results, the Bureau has calculated that the average local end-user rates plus state regulated fees of the surveyed incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) in urban areas is $20.46. Based on the survey responses, the Bureau also calculated the reasonable comparability benchmark for voice services to be $46.96.