Southern Linc Urges Flexibility on Review of FirstNet Opt-Out Plans
FCC rules for states to opt out of FirstNet should allow opt-out plans that include “both a radio access network and a core network in order to leverage existing infrastructure and enable faster, lower cost deployment of the public safety…
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broadband network,” Southern Linc said in a Thursday FCC filing. Representatives of the carrier said they made their case on opt-out rules to aides for all three commissioners. “Southern Linc representatives also encouraged the Commission to implement reasonable procedures that allow for rapid and cooperative review of state opt-out plans and urged the Commission to not disapprove any state plan without first providing the state with an opportunity to address any Commission concerns,” the company said. The filing was posted in docket 16-269.