USTelecom and several member companies met with an...
USTelecom and several member companies met with an aide to acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn Wednesday to discus adoption of a certification requirement relating to critical 911 reliability practices, an ex parte filing said. The groups asked that any requirements…
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be “directly related” to ensuring 911 reliability, “reasonably achievable,” “not unnecessarily burdensome,” and voluntary. Practices for circuit auditing should provide flexibility and let providers establish appropriate practices and permit the use of sampling, they said. Backup power requirements should not exceed 24 hours, the ILECs said, especially in light of the commission’s recognition that 24-48 hours is usually sufficient to restore commercial power. And any new certification requirement must give providers enough time for evaluation and preparation, they said. The ILECs also “expressed concern” that the proceeding involved “highly technical issues” that call for a “full record” to support any new requirements.