Background/news FCC proposal regarding ISDN common line charges In June 1995, the FCC invited interested parties to comment on issues involving the recovery of local-loop costs from residential and business end-user subscribers. This document provides a framework and overview of the issue. FCC retreats on ISDN charge plan That same month, the FCC backed off after heavy criticism from the industry and consumers. FCC Access Fee Reform This site describes the FCC's Access Fee Reform, a plan to "reform its system of interstate access charges to make that system compatible with the pro-competitive deregulatory framework established by the Telecommunications Act of 1996." Comments are available for downloading. Consumer Project on Technology (CPT) comments on ISDN subscriber line charges July 1995 comments regarding the CPT's views on ISDN charges. The CPT on telecommunications regulation This page has links related to fee access reform and to FCC telecommunications issues and filings. CPT's Page on ISDN Pricing ISDN-related documents and links. CPT's Talking Points on ISDN Tariffs CPT's take on the ISDN tariff issue. FCC bandwidth home page Texts of presentations by the FCC Bandwidth Forum on new and affordable technologies for network access. Center for Democracy and Technology's digital infrastructure issues page Papers, links and news about ISDN tariffs. Discussion ISDN@tap.org A temporary list created to discuss ISDN regulation as it affected the telecommunications bills of the 104th Congress. To subscribe, send E-mail to listproc@tap.org. In the body of the message, write "subscribe isdn [your name]." Find the archives here: http://www.essential.org/listproc/isdn National ISDN Forum A forum of telecommunications service providers that exchange ISDN-related technical information. General ISDN resources Dan Kegel's ISDN Page Links to tariff information, definition of ISDN, sources, standards, providers, discussion groups, hardware and more. Papers "ISDN, Frame Relay, Private Lines and the Future of Narrowband" A report from Communications Industry Researchers on increased demand for narrowband communications applications and its effect. Selected ISDN Tariffs Version 2.0 Compares tariffs among various local exchange telephone companies based on different usage levels. "The Effect of Internet use on the Nation's Telephone Network" A 53-page report written for the Internet Access Coalition by Economics and Technology, Inc. and released on Jan. 22, 1997. Counters claims by phone companies that Internet use is causing telephone network congestion. Download for free. Statistics of communications common carriers Data on telecommunications costs, revenues, prices and usage. The 1995/1996 edition is available. Associations and organizations CPT home page Created by Ralph Nader in the spring of 1995, the CPT addresses issues of privacy, intellectual property and telecommunications. The Common Carrier Bureau home page The Common Carrier Bureau is responsible for administering the FCC's policies concering telephone companies that provide long-distance and local service to consumers. Internet Access Coalition This organization is concerned with affordable Internet access over telephone lines and the availability of inexpensive digital connections to the Internet. Site has links to organizations and information concerning the ISDN charge plan. Internet Service Providers and Users Association Promotes the common interests of Internet service providers and their clients worldwide. Related Computerworld article "FCC reviews Internet access fees"

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