AT&T Appeals $3.75 Million NG-911 Fine, Says It Violated No California Law
AT&T challenged a possible $3.75 million fine for not providing next-generation 911 in California. The proposed decision by California Public Utilities Commission Administrative Law Judge Karl Bemesderfer (see 2004020058) “would fine AT&T for failing to comply with a law that…
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does not exist: a requirement to tariff ‘access to’ 911,” the carrier wrote Monday in docket R.18-03-011. The law requires tariffing of only basic service that “inherently includes access to 911,” it said. AT&T’s network engineering expert made no misrepresentations to the CPUC, the carrier said. It’s unlawful to fine for inadequately responding to the Communications Division’s letters, AT&T said. The proposed decision “fails to address the factors it legally must consider and dramatically overstates the duration of the alleged violations,” it added.