NCTA Asks FCC to Expand NPRM Query to Define Scope of Slamming Problem
NCTA urged the FCC to ensure a draft NPRM explores the scope of slamming problems, involving unauthorized changes in consumers' preferred telecom providers (see 1706300042). "The benefits in any reduction in slamming activity attributable to new rules must be weighed…
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against the burdens that would be imposed on the millions of legitimate transfers that take place each year," said a filing by the group Friday in docket 17-169 on a meeting cable officials had with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mike O'Rielly. "Additional questions that seek to quantify the prevalence of slamming relative to the number of legitimate change requests would be helpful in performing this cost benefit analysis. We encouraged the Commission to add questions to the Notice that more fully explore the relationship between the ease of switching voice providers and broadband adoption." It suggested various other additional questions to be included in the draft, which is scheduled for consideration at Thursday's commissioners' meeting.