FCC Reminds Large Wireless Carriers of March 9 Signal Booster Certification Deadline
Nationwide wireless carriers must certify by March 9 their signal booster consent status, the FCC Wireless Bureau reminded carriers in a public notice listed in Tuesday's Daily Digest. The requirement comes from a Feb. 20, 2013, commission order adopting new…
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rules, including a requirement that consumers have "provider consent (via registration with the relevant provider)" before operating signal boosters, said the PN in docket 10-4. To monitor consumer access, it said, "the Commission required all nationwide wireless service providers to make public certain information regarding their consent for their subscribers" to use signal boosters. The carriers must publicly indicate the status of their consent for each signal booster certified for consumer use by March 9, either by a filing in docket 10-4 or in some other way, the PN said.