FCC Signal Booster Rules Are Working, Verizon Tells FCC
The FCC’s 2013 consumer signal booster rules are working as intended, improving customer coverage while protecting networks from harmful interference, Verizon said in comments filed at the FCC. There's no need for the FCC to change the rules now, Verizon…
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said. Verizon filed its comments in response to a Feb. 29 public notice by the FCC Wireless Bureau asking about the state of play for boosters. “Under the rules adopted by the Commission, safe and effective consumer signal boosters are being manufactured, certified, and used by consumers on wireless networks,” Verizon said. Verizon has more than 10,000 registered consumer signal booster users on its network “and that number has more than doubled in the last year,” the carrier said. “Any customers that want to purchase a consumer signal booster to enhance coverage in rural or other areas may now choose from multiple booster models designed to work on their service provider’s network.” The comments were posted Wednesday in docket 10-4.