Verizon is seeking confidential status of the wire...
Verizon is seeking confidential status of the wire center boundary mapping data it’s submitting to the FCC (http://bit.ly/168RHYv). If Verizon’s response isn’t granted, the telco said it wants all the data and copies returned. “These shapefiles contain proprietary information Verizon…
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has obtained via a licensing agreement with a third-party, TomTom North America,” Verizon said. “The parties’ license agreement prohibits Verizon from disclosing TomTom’s information without TomTom’s written consent.” TomTom gave limited consent to let Verizon comply with the FCC’s order seeking study area data, but only if Verizon “takes measures to protect TomTom’s proprietary data from any further disclosure,” the telco said. “Given the sensitive nature of the shapefiles for which confidentiality is requested and the prospect of serious competitive harm, Verizon requests that confidential treatment apply indefinitely.”