State regulators praised the Senate for its attention to rural...
State regulators praised the Senate for its attention to rural call completion problems. A bipartisan group of 36 senators, in a recent letter called for the FCC to act, a move prominent state regulators hailed Thursday. “The FCC should, through…
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its enforcement actions, ensure that each telecommunications provider, including the least-cost routing companies who may work for them, are complying with its rules and providing their essential services,” said Philip Jones, president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in a statement (http://xrl.us/bn46qm). “As the Senators note, ’these problems have continued for far too long.'” He applauded their letter and warned of the problem’s implications for “safety, security, and consumer welfare.” Telecom Committee Chair John Burke said in a statement that he looked forward to working with the senators, spoke of his association’s concern about the issue and said the “letter sends an important message to the Federal Communications Commission and telephone providers in rural areas.”