Local phone exchanges wrongly charged Qwest, a long-distance carrier
now belonging to CenturyLink, higher fees for connecting calls than
they did for AT&T and Sprint, a California state appeals court has
ruled.
The three-judge panel upheld a decision of the California Public
Utilities Commission finding that the local carriers discriminated
against Qwest, which had to pay more for switched access services. The
fees at issue, known in the industry as tariffs, are paid by long-
distance companies to local exchanges that originate and terminate calls.
https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1401004/calif-court-backs-qwest-over-local-carriers-in-rate-dispute
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