Consumer Institute Urges FCC to Allow Faster Copper Retirements
The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research supported FCC proposals to speed up copper retirements and otherwise speed the move of carriers off legacy networks in comments posted Wednesday in docket 25-208. “Outdated requirements … have come at a…
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steep cost for consumers as they delay buildout of better technology, keep consumers vulnerable to copper theft and 911 outages, and keep consumers paying high prices for poor performance,” the center said. Carriers also report that maintaining legacy systems requires spending “that could otherwise be put towards faster deployment of better technology.”