Move Now on Network Resiliency Rules, Public Knowledge Urges FCC
Public Knowledge urged the FCC to “move expeditiously” to require that the voluntary wireless network resiliency framework be made mandatory and require that carriers “establish roaming agreements with all mobile carriers in the geographic region.” Public Knowledge Senior Vice President…
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Harold Feld reported on a call with Ethan Lucarelli, an aide to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. “The New Mexico wildfires, and the anticipation of another extraordinarily long and destructive wildfire season in the West Coast, underscores the need for immediate action in this proceeding,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 21-346: “At the same time, the Commission should explicitly recognize that our information and experience with network reliability is constantly growing. Whatever action the Commission can take now to enhance reliability, based on the current record, it should do.” Commissioners approved a network resilience NPRM 4-0 in September, amid hints regulation could follow (see 2109300069).