NARUC formally adopted several resolutions relating to communications,...
NARUC formally adopted several resolutions relating to communications, following votes in favor from its telecom committee earlier in the week. The state regulators adopted the new policies Wednesday at the conclusion of its board meeting in Denver, with resolution language…
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often clarified and adjusted over the last several days due to input from industry and debate among regulators (http://bit.ly/11ghREq). The resolutions urge the FCC to examine the Lifeline recertification process to ensure its proper function, and urge state and federal regulators to talk on how to make sure wireline and wireless communications are reliable during power outages. The resolutions affirm the agency should apply numbering resource utilization and optimization rules and obligations equally to all providers and that any future interconnection protects the public interest and that the commission should ensure that the Connect America Fund Phase II rules be transparent and help ensure voice and broadband services are comparable for those living in U.S. high-cost areas. State regulators also adopted a resolution urging states to collaborate with experts in cyberthreat management and mitigation. The telecom committee voted Tuesday to table a resolution on slamming until its November meeting due to a debate over the factual basis surrounding wireless slamming (CD July 24 p19).