The FCC has a lot on its agenda for its next monthly meeting – including three items involving rural telecom issues. The FCC rural telecom issues pertain to rural carrier contributions to the Universal Service Fund (USF), potential access charge…
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Exec: AT&T ESInet Targets E911 Modernization, TDM-to-IP Transition
A new AT&T ESInet offering aims to bring a higher level of standardization to E911 modernization – a move that could help minimize modernization costs for public service answering points (PSAPs) while also making it easier for AT&T to achieve…
Report: AT&T TDM-to-IP Transition Trial Results are Disappointing
Only a small fraction of AT&T customers in areas where the company is conducting TDM to-IP transition trials are voluntarily switching off of traditional voice service, according to data published on the New Networks site and which, according to New…
CenturyLink 911 Outage Fine: A TDM-to-IP Cautionary Tale
As we were expecting, the FCC announced today that it has fined CenturyLink for a 911 outage that occurred in April. In addition the FCC fined Intrado, provider of cloud-based 911 software which contributed to the outage according to an…
TDM-to-IP Transition: Operators Dismayed By FCC Backup Power Proposal
Is the FCC trying to eat its cake and have it too when it comes to the TDM-to-IP transition? Two different carrier organizations suggested the answer is yes in comments filed with the FCC last week. At issue is how…
TDM-to-IP Transition: Does Copper Deterioration Equal Copper Retirement?
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking input on whether it should require telecom service providers retiring traditional copper phone wiring to provide and monitor batteries providing backup power to customer premises equipment. Additionally the commission is considering whether a service…
TDM-to-IP Transition: FCC Considers “Facilitating” Sale of Retired Copper
The FCC is considering putting policies in place to “facilitate” the sale or auction of copper infrastructure that telephone service providers plan to retire as part of the TDM-to-IP transition, FCC officials said today. Additionally the commission is considering policies…
CenturyLink TDM-to-IP Transition Trial Would Include SIP Interconnection
CenturyLink has asked the FCC to allow it to conduct a TDM-to-IP transition trial in Las Vegas that would focus on VoIP interconnection and on the replacement of TDM-based business services with IP-based alternatives. The company has lined up two…
TDM-to-IP Transition Drives FCC 911 Proposal and Copper Retirement Ideas
FCC officials said today that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating two items suggesting that the commission take further action on two aspects of the TDM-to-IP transition. One item is a notice of proposed rulemaking focused on copper retirement and…
FCC: TDM-to-IP Transition Was a Cause of 911 Outage Affecting Seven States
The transition to next-generation 911 (NG911) emergency services based on IP played a role in the April outage that prevented people in seven states from being able to reach emergency dispatchers, said Rear Admiral David Simpson, chief of the FCC’s…
AT&T Wants to Replace DSL with Wireless in TDM-to-IP Transition Trials
AT&T wants to discontinue offering DSL service to some customers in its TDM-to-IP transition trials, said FCC officials at the commission’s monthly meeting today, where an update on plans for the trials was provided. The company envisions that its cellular-based…
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