AT&T, CenturyLink and Verizon got a victory this week as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion to stay the effect of the FCC’s reform of its rules governing business data services (BDS), but competitive providers say they still have a strong argument.
A group of competitive providers and associations, including BT, Windstream and Incompas, asked for a stay that would delay the ending of price caps on special access services pending the outcome of the case.