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To: Daniel G. DeBusschere who wrote (48)	4/9/1999 6:21:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54

Florida Public Service Commission Finds That BellSouth Owes e.spire For Traffic Terminated to Internet Service Providers Florida Joins Georgia in Ruling for e.spire Under e.spire's Regionwide Agreement ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Public Service Commission, continuing the trend of other state commissions, found this week that e.spire's regionwide interconnection agreement with BellSouth requires BellSouth to pay reciprocal compensation at the rate specified by e.spire for terminating traffic, including calls to Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The Florida Commission was the third state commission to agree with e.spire that ISP traffic is subject to reciprocal compensation pursuant to e.spire's contract with BellSouth, following in the footsteps of similar findings in Georgia and Alabama. ''This recent spate of favorable decisions confirms that e.spire's interconnection agreements entitles us to compensation from BellSouth for terminating BellSouth's traffic,'' stated Riley Murphy, e.spire General Counsel. ''The Florida and Alabama rulings were issued after the recent FCC order on reciprocal compensation for ISP traffic and, like the Georgia decision, are consistent with the FCC's guidelines.'' e.spire will pursue this issue until the incumbent local exchange companies fulfill their contractual obligations and pay all overdue charges.'' e.spire is a leading provider of integrated communications solutions, including dedicated access, local dial tone, long distance, advanced data, Internet and networking solutions, in markets throughout the United States. For more information on e.spire, contact www.espire.net.