Leadership Conference Opposes FCC Consumer Notification Rollback; Alarm Group Backs ADT
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights objected to FCC "elimination of consumer notification obligations when legacy voice service is discontinued, as proposed" in a draft order to be considered June 7 (see 1805170060) that's divisive (see 1805180067). The…
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group said the draft proposes to scrap consumer outreach and education requirements adopted in 2016 but never fully implemented. The agency's "rationale in favor of eliminating consumer education ignores the needs of the most vulnerable communities in the United States," said a filing posted Thursday in docket 17-84. "The Commission has failed to conduct any cost-benefit analysis in presumptively concluding that the education and outreach rules are burdensome. Instead, it relies on anecdotal claims made by carriers." The Alarm Industry Communications Committee voiced concern the draft's adoption of a new "alternative options test" would have adverse effects "because it does not ensure that any such options will meet the Commission’s interoperability requirements." AICC backs ADT’s request (see 1805250038 and 1805300039) "to require carriers seeking streamlined treatment of applications to discontinue legacy voice service under the alternative options test to demonstrate that their replacement interconnected VoIP service is interoperable with alarm and medical alert equipment."