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FailSafe Seeks FCC Clarification of Emergency Services From Access Stimulators

FailSafe Communications wants the FCC to revisit two exemptions it requested from a recent order redefining how small LECs can be classified as access stimulators (see 1909260055), CEO Leo Wrobel posted to docket 18-155 Thursday. The company, which sells emergency…

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services to small carriers at risk of a 911 outage, wants instructions on how to request waiver to differentiate its services from other high-volume call generators that could fall under the category of access stimulators, or post an administrative clarification, or open a new docket to address such concerns. Absent clarification, the company said, "carriers could be disinclined to participate in an emergency system that is clearly in the public interest, for fear of future misunderstandings, disputes, and litigation."