CCA Asks FCC to Revisit Data Roaming Rules
The FCC should revisit data roaming in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s decision upholding the agency's 2015 net neutrality order, the Competitive Carriers Association said in a filing. “The 2015 Order will affect many…
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Competitive policy issues moving forward, including data roaming obligations, and the FCC should initiate the promised proceeding,” CCA said in a news release. The group “ardently supports ensuring that all carriers have access to just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory data roaming agreements, particularly with the two dominant nationwide carriers, AT&T and Verizon,” CCA said in a filing in FCC docket 05-265. “This is essential to promoting competition and providing consumers with the ubiquitous mobile broadband services that they deserve and demand. For these reasons, the Commission should immediately begin a review of its data roaming policies pursuant to its 2015 Order.”