>I believe that should be 19-72A1.
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>https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-72A1.pdf
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>Essentially, all services must be transitioned to fiber or wireless by August 2nd, 2022.
I'm reading that document and that's not what it appears to say at all.
This seems to be about discontinuing the artificial price restrictions of
2 and 4 wire dry pair loops that LECs resell to service providers, e.g.
competitive DSL providers.
I don't see anything in this order which would mandate that LECs discontinue
their own DSL or POTS services. It would be especially ludicrous since in
many parts of many markets, there is no alternative at this time.
Shane
Here's the exact, troubling, language they use in the LEC letter for commercial properties:
"If we do not here from you, or if you do not allow LEC access to your property to complete the fiber upgrade, all services provided to your tenants in your property over Verizon copper wires (voice and data service, as well as, alarm, elevator, and office lines) will be discontinued as part of the copper retirement plans that LEC expects to initiate in the near future. This includes services provided through other providers using LEC's copper lines. After services are discontinued tenants with voice service provided over copper will lose dial tone, including the ability to dial 911."
Overall, it was poorly written and initially geared towards multi-tenant/residential, not a commercial office tower. They used the words "plan" and "expected".
Warm regards,
-M<