AT&T Seeks Tweaks to FirstNet Opt-Out Order
The FCC mostly gets things right in its proposed rules for states that want to opt out of FirstNet, but a few tweaks are appropriate, AT&T said in a filing Wednesday. One change AT&T proposed is that the FCC strengthen…
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the requirement that governors take ownership of a decision to opt out. “The Commission should require a Governor intending to opt-out and to delegate the authority to convey such intent to the Commission to (i) memorialize his/her delegation of authority in writing, and (ii) include that written delegation with the opt-out notice to the Commission,” the carrier said. AT&T said the agency should require states that want to go alone to award a contract to an alternative provider within 180 days rather than the 240 proposed in the draft order. AT&T officials met with aides to Commissioners Mike O’Rielly and Mignon Clyburn, said the filing in docket 16-249. The company heads the industry team that will build FirstNet's network.