FCC Sets Comment Date on AT&T Bid To 'Grandfather' Some Services in IP Trials
The FCC seeks comment by Dec. 18 on AT&T's application to stop taking new orders for three legacy services in its IP transition trials in Carbon Hill, Alabama, and Kings Point, Florida: BellSouth Analog Voice Grade Private Line Services, BellSouth…
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Analog Video Service-TV-1 and BellSouth Program Audio Service. AT&T said its "initial plans to 'grandfather' the Affected Services would entail continued service to existing customers and the offer of only next generation wireless and wireline Internet Protocol (IP)-based alternatives for new orders," said a public notice in docket 15-274. AT&T's application will be deemed granted Jan. 17 unless the commission notifies the company otherwise, but the authorization to grandfather the services wouldn't take effect until Feb. 16 in light of AT&T's business plans, said Wednesday's PN. "These services have very few or no customers, and thus are distinct from the more widely deployed retail and wholesale services that were the focus of the January 2014 Technology Transitions Order and the narrative that accompanies AT&T’s February 2014 filing," the PN said. "If and when AT&T seeks Commission authority to move forward with the trial for such services, the Bureau expects that it will issue a standalone public notice setting a comment cycle outside of the typical [Communications Act Section] 214 process."