The EC should be Europe’s telecom super-regulator, Information Society & Media Comr. Viviane Reding plans to say today (Fri.) at a broadband conference in Greece. Her proposals for revamping the 2003 e-communications regulatory framework won’t emerge until late Oct., but Reding will say for the first time that she believes the Commission, not the European Regulators Group (ERG), should oversee telecom regulation, with national regulatory authorities (NRAs) as advisors.
The FCC’s handed down new mandates for carriers to prepare for emergencies, including requirements that larger carriers install backup power for critical facilities and file reports on the resilience of their 911 systems, in approving an order Thurs. following through on parts of last year’s Hurricane Katrina Panel report. The order extends by a year provisions exempting the Bells from a ban on sharing some information with their affiliates, to speed their disaster planning. The order also instructs the Public Safety Bureau to establish a clearinghouse to provide information to industry on best practices for preparing for disaster.
The EC should be Europe’s telecom super-regulator, Information Society & Media Comr. Viviane Reding plans to say today (Fri.) at a broadband conference in Greece. Her proposals for revamping the 2003 e-communications regulatory framework won’t emerge until late Oct., but Reding will say for the first time that she believes the Commission, not the European Regulators Group (ERG), should oversee telecom regulation, with national regulatory authorities (NRAs) as advisors.
GENEVA -- Operational trouble with event managers and a restructuring of ITU Telecom events led to cancellation last week of ITU Telecom Europe 2007, officials told us. Charges of poor planning irk Bulgarian officials, who demand an official retraction.
GENEVA -- Operational trouble with event managers and a restructuring of ITU Telecom events led to cancellation last week of ITU Telecom Europe 2007, officials told us. Charges of poor planning irk Bulgarian officials, who demand an official retraction.
The FCC may require pay-TV providers and broadcasters to use a new emergency alert standard to relay govt. information on disasters, said agency and industry officials. The FCC seems set to adopt an emergency alert system (EAS) order (CD May 18 p9) at the Thurs. agenda meeting that will require use of common alerting protocol (CAP) -- once FEMA is done working on the system. CAP allows distribution of a single warning message by multiple sources including cable systems, radio and TV. The U.S. govt. permitted CAP testing in 2005. Last-min. 8th floor negotiations on the emergency alert rulemaking’s wording concern how to address multilingual alerts, said media advocacy, broadcast and FCC officials.
Establishing 700 MHz as the key new band for advanced wireless services will be a top priority the U.S. at the 2007 WRC, U.S. WRC Ambassador Richard Russell said during a wide- ranging interview. Russell, who formally became ambassador this month, said preparations are well under way for the quadrennial conference.
Establishing 700 MHz as the key new band for advanced wireless services will be a top priority the U.S. at the 2007 WRC, U.S. WRC Ambassador Richard Russell said during a wide- ranging interview. Russell, who formally became ambassador this month, said preparations are well under way for the quadrennial conference.
Frontline’s plan was generally panned in reams of comments filed on the proposed rules for the 700 MHz band. The plan “requires substantial revision,” said the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC). It’s not a “good idea to adopt service rules which essentially replicate one carrier’s business plan,” especially one “which has not worked in the past,” said U.S. Cellular.
Frontline’s plan was generally shot down in reams of comments filed on the proposed rules for the 700 MHz band. The plan “requires substantial revision,” said the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC). It’s not a “good idea to adopt service rules which essentially replicate one carrier’s business plan,” especially a business plan “which has not worked in the past,” said U.S. Cellular.