FCC 25-73 says sunsetting incumbent LEC interconnection obligations would not prohibit TDM interconnection; incumbents could continue to interconnect in TDM.

Checked 2026-09-24

sunsetting incumbent LEC-specific interconnection obligations is not tantamount to a prohibition on TDM interconnection.
Vendor
FCC
Product
interconnection rules
Subsystem
TDM to IP transition
Deployment
carrier
Region
us
Release range
proposed rule published 2025-11-26
Checked
2026-09-24

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WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). SS7 and carrier interworking concepts: source note ss7-carrier-interworking-fcc-25-73-tdm-not-banned. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ss7-carrier-interworking-fcc-25-73-tdm-not-banned

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-ss7-carrier-interworking-fcc-25-73-tdm-not-banned,
  title  = {SS7 and carrier interworking concepts: source note ss7-carrier-interworking-fcc-25-73-tdm-not-banned},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ss7-carrier-interworking-fcc-25-73-tdm-not-banned},
  note   = {Source note ss7-carrier-interworking-fcc-25-73-tdm-not-banned, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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