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FCC Takes Up Consumer, Competition, 911 Safeguards in Tech Transitions

  • Full Title:
    Ensuring Customer Premises Equipment Backup Power for Continuity of Communications; Technology Transitions; Policies and Rules Governing Retirement of Copper Loops by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers; et al
  • Document Type:
    Statement
  • Bureau(s):
    Commissioner
    Office of Former Chairman Wheeler
    Bureau(s):
    Wireline Competition
  • Description
    Proposed to strengthen public safety, pro-consumer, and pro-competition policies and protections appropriately for technology transitions underway; clarified that where carrier offers a service to the public, its service is defined in a functional ma
  • DA/FCC #:
    FCC-14-185
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    Competition