ST. LOUIS-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit released the briefing schedule for arguments regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s interconnection and local competition order.
The court still has not ruled on whether to continue the temporary stay it imposed last month on the order.
Briefs from those opposing certain parts of the order-including GTE Corp. and Southern New England Telephone-and their intervenors are due Nov. 12. Briefs from the FCC and those who support restriction of the order-in particular, the proxy pricing suggested by the commission for state use-are due Dec. 16. Reply briefs from all involved are due Dec. 16.
The Personal Communications Industry Association and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association filed as intervenors on the side of the FCC last week.
In a related matter, the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission approved an interconnection agreement based, among other things, on the FCC’s proxy prices contained in the order.
