FCC Circulates Section 706 Draft Inquiry on Advanced Telecom Deployment
The FCC circulated a draft inquiry on whether advanced telecom capability (ATC) is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely way -- along with possible steps to speed deployment -- pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecom…
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Act. That is according to the agency's items-on-circulation list, which was updated Friday. An informed source said Monday that it would be surprising if there are major changes proposed to last year's Section 706 notice, including to the commission's 25/3 Mbps benchmark for fixed service. The commission in its February report found the pace of ATC deployment was inadequate to meet the statutory standard (see 1601280064). It also said "broadband" wasn't the same as ATC but was key to meeting the Section 706 test (see 1602010038). FCC spokespersons didn't comment Monday.