Onvoy Spectrum Makes Case for Numbering Waiver
Representatives of Onvoy Spectrum said they met with FCC Wireline Bureau staff to explain the company’s waiver request, which would allow the company to obtain pseudo-automatic number identifications (p-ANI) for use in its 911 technology for data-only devices using over-the-top…
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VoIP (see 1701250029). Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt was among those at the meeting on behalf of Onvoy, said a filing in docket 13-97. “We opened the meeting with an overview of Onvoy Spectrum’s prior meetings with Commission Staff and close coordination with the E911 community and various Public Safety Answering Points regarding the Petition,” the filing said. “In response to questions, we explained that the Wireline Competition Bureau has previously used its delegated authority to issue waivers on numbering administration issues. This Petition similarly relates to highly technical numbering administration issues, so it is appropriate for the Bureau to exercise its delegated authority to grant the Petition.” Onvoy’s lawyer, Gerard Waldron of Covington, also reported on a call with Charles Mathias, associate chief of the Wireless Bureau.