The FCC should approve eligible telecommunications carrier status...
The FCC should approve eligible telecommunications carrier status for prepaid wireless carriers Conexions and Consumer Cellular only if they meet the same 911/E911 provisions imposed on TracFone and Virgin Mobile, the National Emergency Number Association said in separate filings.…
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Both seek to offer Lifeline service though the Universal Service Fund program. They should be required to certify “full compliance with any applicable [state] 911/E911 obligations, including obligations relating to the provision, and support, of 911 and E911 service,” NENA said. That requirement was not mentioned by the FCC when it sought comment on petitions from Conexions and Consumer Cellular, NENA said.