Pleading Dates Set on Pole-Attachment Recon Bids, NPRM on Improving 911 Calling
Oppositions are due Nov. 9, replies Nov. 19 to petitions to reconsider an FCC August order and ruling aimed at removing barriers to pole attachments for broadband deployment (see 1808020034), said a notice in Thursday's Federal Register. The Coalition of…
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Concerned Utilities (here) asked the commission to revisit pole-attachment rate and process changes in the order (see 1810160031). Smart Communities and Special Districts Coalition (here), County Road Association of Michigan (here) and New York City (here) sought reconsideration of a pre-emption ruling, with the latter also targeting part of the order (see 1809110009). A proposed rule for Friday's FR sets comments for Dec. 10, replies Jan. 9 (timetable) on an NPRM proposing to ensure direct-dial 911 calling from centralized phone systems in multiline buildings and campuses under Kari's Law. It seeks comment on ensuring "dispatchable location" information is conveyed with emergency calls, under Ray Baum's Act (see 1809260047).