AT&T Says California Can't Penalize Carrier for No NG-911
California can’t make AT&T provide next-generation 911, and a penalty “would be unjust, unwarranted, and arbitrary,” the company said at the California Public Utilities Commission in docket R.18-03-011. An administrative law judge ordered AT&T show cause last month why it…
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shouldn’t be found in contempt or violation of CPUC rules (see 1912230045). AT&T California "has no plans to provide, and was not selected by” the California Office of Emergency Services to provide NG-911, the company said Monday: Carriers of last resort aren’t required to provide 911 service to public safety answering points; they must provide access to 911/E-911 through basic service to end users.