Verizon seeks clearance to discontinue collect calling, other legacy voice services

Verizon is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to get permission to shut down a series of legacy voice services offered via its MCI subsidiary due to lack of use and little customer demand. Similar to an earlier call to discontinue calling card services, Verizon notes in an FCC filing that the services "are all outdated legacy services that have largely fallen out of use." Specifically, the service provider wants to shut down four services: Person-to-Person, Third Number Billing, Collect Call, and Inmate Collect operator services.