05/12/09: Cleartel Communications announces that it has been acquired
by Birch Telecom. For more information see :
http://www.birch.com/about/05122009.aspx
APCC Services Enforcement & Compliance Activities:
--On April
10, 2009 APCC Services filed a Request for the Clerk of Court in the Eastern
District of Virginia to enter a Default against TeleCents Communications for
their failure to pay under the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
--On
March 26, 2009 APCC Services filed a Formal Complaint against CCI Communications
(and its affiliated companies) for their failure to pay dial around compensation
dating back to 3Q2004.
--On February 9, 2009 APCC Services filed a Formal
Complaint against three affiliated companies, True LD, LLC, West Star
Communications, LLC and Global Access LD, LLC, for their failure to pay dial
around compensation dating back to 1Q2005.
For information on APCC
Services for Dial Around Compensation, please call 800.868.2722. Or, go to http://www.apccsideas.com. Tell
them we sent you!
APCC's main site is http://appc.net
GOOD NEWS!
Yes, there really is some good news for
California PSPs. We are happy to tell you that the PSP Enforcement Fee of $0.25
per ani per month has been eliminated. This is the result of many years of hard
work, much of it by Steve Fetzer of Praytel and CCT Communications. Until very
recently Steve was SDPOA's representative on the Payphone Service Providers’
Advisory Committee of the Payphone Service Providers Enforcement Division of the
CPUC. In that capacity he chaired the PSP Enforcement Committee and was
instrumental in bringing about this needed change. We appreciate his efforts
and are sure that you do, too.
This excerpt is from the final decision
of the CPUC, reached in June of 2008.
“The Payphone Enforcement
Program surcharge applicable to all local exchange carriers and competitive
local exchange carriers providing intrastate payphone line service as ordered by
D.98-11-029 and as amended in subsequent resolutions is eliminated. To aid in
the Commission's enforcement efforts, we will retain the requirement that local
exchange carriers report monthly on payphone location and owner information.
“
Fees are eliminated as of the second half of June 2008. PSPs may
see some refunds of monies collected after that date, and should be alert for
specific PSP Enforcement Fee charges on current and future local dial tone
bills. Note that some CLECs have bundled the $0.25 with other charges and may
not be reducing their rates accordingly.
Victories like this one are
exactly why it makes sense to choose Profitable Payphone Services. Along with
our affiliate SDPOA, we are always working to improve profits for the PSP,
through regulatory battles as well as the best choices for local dial tone,
operator services, and long distance. It’s a win-win! .
June 21, 2010 - KPBS "These Days" features payphones!
KPBS radio in San Diego devoted 40 minutes of its popular “These Days” show
to the subject “Do We Still Need Payphones?” Victor Rollo, President of
Profitable Payphone Services and SDPOA, was the guest, and calls were also taken
from listeners. It was a great opportunity to educate the public about the
value of and need for payphones, and we thought you might want to listen to the
broadcast. The link below will take you to the KPBS website where you can hear
the program. Enjoy!
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jun/21/do-we-still-need-payphones/