Public safety must be paramount as the FCC develops a...
Public safety must be paramount as the FCC develops a framework for the IP transition, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel told a rural telecom industry meeting in Orlando, Fla., hosted by NTCA and OPASTCO Monday. “Any technological or network transition must,…
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first and foremost, be judged by its ultimate impact on public safety and network resiliency,” she said, according to prepared remarks (http://xrl.us/boes5p). The commission must also ensure universal access, she said, saying 10 states have passed laws relieving carrier of last resort obligations. “We must understand what this means” for rural service, she said. “We must make sure that modern communications are available in urban America, rural America, and everything in between.” Rosenworcel urged the commission to “monitor IP interconnection” to ensure network providers negotiate in good faith. Rosenworcel also said the commission would “very shortly” release a “thoughtful rulemaking” on the issue of poor call completion in rural areas (CD Jan 25 p1). The rulemaking proposes new record-keeping requirements so that the commission will have data necessary to “go after bad actors, vigorously enforce its rules, and bring an end to this problem,” she said.