Taxpayer Alliance Wants Faster Copper Retirements
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance asked the FCC to act quickly on rules that could speed up the transition of carriers away from legacy copper networks (see 2507240048). Providers “are now required to replace outdated technologies, such as copper lines, with…
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more copper lines in the case of a natural disaster,” said a filing Friday in docket 25-208. This mandate is “ostensibly” to quickly reconnect customers, the alliance said. “If the FCC removes regulatory red tape, providers can speedily reconnect customers by replacing old technology with new, more efficient technology.”