AUSTRALIAN TELCO SUES FOR LOWER NET PHONE RATES
Australian company Telstra Corp. has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals in
Washington, DC to force the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to review
its Internet phone payment rules. The company wants U.S. phone companies to
shoulder a larger share of the costs involved in transmitting Internet phone
calls between the two countries. Internet traffic flows primarily from
Australia to this country, although rates are based on historic flow in the
other direction, says Telstra's attorney. That situation is costing Telstra
$15 million a year, he says. (St. Petersburg Times 20 Oct 97)
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