FCC May Consider Copper Retirement and Discontinuance Item at June 7 Meeting
The FCC could consider a wireline infrastructure item at its June 7 monthly meeting, said commission officials Friday. The potential item appears to be an order on copper retirement and telecom service discontinuance, said one official and an informed source.…
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A November Further NPRM accompanying an order sought comment on possible streamlining of copper retirement notifications and telecom service discontinuance approvals, and certain pole-attachment processes, including "overlashing" (see 1711160032). Commenters were divided (see 1801180032). "It doesn't seem like the pole-attachment piece is entirely baked yet," said an official. Also seen as possibilities are items on intercarrier compensation, toll-free texting, slamming and cramming, spectrum frontiers, wireless emergency alert testing and media modernization. The tentative agenda and draft items are due to be released Thursday, but Chairman Ajit Pai sometimes has announced the items the day before those are released. A spokesman declined comment Friday.