 Yet the FCC did not fine Madison River Communications.The investigation was closed before any formal factual or legal finding and there was a settlement in which the company agreed to stop discriminating against voice over IP traffic and to make a $15,000 payment to the US Treasury in exchange for the FCC dropping its inquiry.Since the FCC did not formally establish that Madison River Communications violated laws and regulation, the "Madison River" settlement does not create a formal precedent, though established that it would take enforcement action in such situations.