47 CFR 51.700
§ 51.700 Purpose of this subpart.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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The purpose of this subpart, as revised in 2011 by FCC 11-161 is to establish rules governing the transition of intercarrier compensation from a calling-party's-network pays system to a default bill-and-keep methodology. Following the transition, the exchange of telecommunications traffic between and among service providers will, by default, be governed by bill-and-keep arrangements.
See FCC 11-161, figure 9 (chart identifying steps in the transition).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.