Public Knowledge urged the FCC to remove from...
Public Knowledge urged the FCC to remove from streamlined consideration Verizon’s pending Section 214 application to discontinue copper service on Fire Island, N.Y. In its meeting with aides to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Wednesday, the public interest group said the New…
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York Public Service Commission has extended the time period for considering Verizon’s application to amend its tariff for Fire Island. “The data collected by the NYPSC has enormous value to the Commission’s evaluation of the impact of discontinuance of copper service,” PK said. “The FCC should not undermine the state process by granting approval” while the state’s public comment period is still open, it said. PK also asked the commission to more generally offer guidance to carriers about their obligations if a network is damaged or destroyed and the carrier wants to replace it with an “alternative technology."