Comment Dates Set on Toll-Free Texting, USAC and VoIP E-911 Items
Comments are due Aug. 23, replies Sept. 7 on text-enabling of toll-free numbers, said an FCC proposed rule in Tuesday's Federal Register. Comments on proposed information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act are due Sept. 24. Commissioners June 7…
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unanimously adopted an NPRM and declaratory ruling (here) in docket 18-28 aimed at preventing fraud in toll-free texting (see Notebook at end of 1806070021). An FCC notice in Tuesday's FR seeks PRA comments by Aug. 23 on two proposed extensions of currently approved information collections: one on information used by the agency to select Universal Service Administrative Co. board members and ensure requests for review are properly filed at the commission; another flowing from a 2005 order imposing E-911 requirements on interconnected VoIP providers. Information on location registration, provision of automatic location information, customer notification, records of customer notification and user notification is estimated annually to take a total of 1.5 million hours and cost $253.3 million.