Verizon Withdraws Plan to Raise Special Access Rates
Verizon has withdrawn an application to raise special access prices by 6 percent, according to a coalition including Sprint, tw telecom and XO Communications that opposed the measure.
Verizon has withdrawn an application to raise special access prices by 6 percent, according to a coalition including Sprint, tw telecom and XO Communications that opposed the measure.
Agents who sell the new special rate in combination with GLOBALINXs SIP Trunking/SIP Interconnection Service will receive a special commission rate of 25 percent on their sale (excludes access and CPE).
The new prices affect customers who subscribe to broadband and unlimited phone bundles as well as high-speed Internet and so-called Local Measured Service packages.
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