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FCC Releases Text of VoIP Outage NRPM; Latency, Jitter Proposed as Reporting Triggers

As we discussed previously, the FCC is proposing to extend outage reporting obligations to interconnected VoIP providers, broadband Internet access providers and to Internet "backbone" providers. With the release of…

FCC Proposes to Require Interconnected VoIP and Broadband Service Providers to File Outage Reports

As we noted earlier this week, the FCC is moving ahead to expand its reporting obligations for telecommunications outages. Touting the outage reporting rules as a 911 service protection, the FCC proposed to expand its…

VoIP Outage Reporting Makes May FCC Meeting Agenda

It has taken nearly a year since the FCC's Public Safety Bureau first started laying the groundwork, but the FCC is poised to consider expanding its outage reporting rules to cover interconnected VoIP communications…

FCC Begins Groundwork to Extend Outage Reporting Obligations to Broadband and Interconnected VoIP Providers

Despite issues over the FCC's jurisdiction in light of the Comcast decision, the FCC's Public Safety Bureau took a step toward possible extension of the FCC's outage reporting requirements to broadband service…