Telecom Alert - 911 Reliability Certification Settlements [telecom]

open original image

Telecom Alert - 911 Reliability Certification Settlements; ACHP on Twilight Towers; 3.45-3.55 GHz Band Legislation; Private Line Order on Review - Vol. XVII, Issue 41

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau announced that they have reached settlements with seven telecommunications providers for failing to file timely 911 service reliability certifications last year. The seven companies are Alteva of Warwick, Arkwest Communications, Cass Telephone Company, ComSouth Telecommunications, Dumont Telephone Company, Genesco Telephone Company, and Union Telephone Company. In the settlements, each provider agreed to pay a civil penalty, ranging from $2,400-$4,000, and implement a compliance plan. The Chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau stated that the settlements "should remind industry to take [911 service reliability certification] requirements seriously."