The FCC shouldn’t penalize Alltel for missing a Dec. 31 deadline ...
The FCC shouldn’t penalize Alltel for missing a Dec. 31 deadline for 95% of its customers to use location-capable handsets, the company told the Commission. Alltel cited reports that it and U.S. Cellular had been singled out for referral…
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to the Enforcement Bureau. “Alltel has taken its E- 911 obligations seriously and has made concrete and timely efforts to comply,” the carrier said: “It met or exceeded every interim handset benchmark and is on a clear path to full compliance; its marketing and education campaigns to encourage subscribers to replace noncompliant handsets began well in advance of the Dec. 31, 2005 deadline; and its current penetration rate is due to the resistant nature of Alltel’s customer base - a matter beyond Alltel’s control.”