ACCOUNTING RATES IN THE CARIBBEAN - FINDING A BALANCE

This Comment examines the issue of telecommunications accounting rates in order to gain an understanding of the current relationship between the USA and the Caribbean nations. The initiative taken by the Federa l Communications Commission on this issue will either increase the reg ion's dependency status or protect US telecommunications carriers that handle Caribbean traffic. The present status of FCC accounting rate p olicy is restrained. This works in favor of Caribbean nations. If the USA and the nations of the Caribbean work together a more reasonable a ccounting rate will result for both.