The FCC should be “functional” in its approach to jurisdiction...
The FCC should be “functional” in its approach to jurisdiction on broadband transport services, whatever legal basis it uses, state regulators urged. The recommendation came Wednesday in a resolution approved as the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) was…
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ending a summer meeting in Sacramento and included in a recent FCC filing. Any “final action” by the commission should recognize “the crucial role States play in protecting consumers,” the NARUC board said. The resolution “supports a ‘functional-focus’ model of jurisdiction that allocates State and federal regulatory responsibility over communications services,” the board said. As an example, the board cited the way state agencies offer a local venue for investigations, maintain basic consumer protections, undertake consumer education and ensure that programs like Lifeline and Link-Up meet customers’ special needs. NARUC took no position on which of three jurisdictional proposals the FCC should adopt, instead urging the federal agency to capitalize on state and federal agencies’ key characteristics to deliver the service customers deserve, the group said. NARUC also passed resolutions thanking the FCC for addressing wireless early termination fees and other billing matters and urging the agency to protect consumers from mobile-device bill shock.