Massachusetts officials defended technology-neutral cramming rules, third-party blocking and the...
Massachusetts officials defended technology-neutral cramming rules, third-party blocking and the creation of a Do-Not-Cram registry, in a July 13 meeting with FCC representatives, according to an FCC notice released Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bnha9a). The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable Commissioner Geoffrey…
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Why and Deputy General Counsel Kalun Lee also discussed Lifeline, with the commissioner encouraging “revision of FCC Form 499 to obtain more granular data regarding state contributions, which would allow the states to determine whether all stakeholders were fairly contributing to the USF,” and asking “the FCC to prohibit all Lifeline eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) from passing along to their Lifeline consumers the obligation to contribute to the USF,” according to the FCC’s notice. Also of concern were Massachusetts’ Lifeline broadband pilot program and the service quality of 911, both of which the state officials are reviewing and may return to in the coming months, the filing said.