For years, APCO has urged the Federal Communications Commission to take steps to make providers’ outage reports more useful to the emergency communications centers that rely on them to assess the impact of network outages and implement mitigation strategies.
APCO, NASNA, NENA Joint Ex Parte on 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
APCO Prevails Over Requests to Weaken Network Outage Reporting Requirements
On July 10, the FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration that rejected a petition from the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) to reconsider its rules regarding 9-1-1 outage reporting.
Opposition to ATIS Petition for Clarification and/or Reconsideration: 9-1-1 Outage Notifications
APCO Opposes Requests to Change Network Outage Reporting Requirements
On June 24, APCO filed a formal opposition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding a petition from the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) asking the FCC to alter service providers’ obligations to notify ECCs of network outages.
APCO Discusses Public Safety Priorities with FCC Leaders
On May 16 and 20, APCO met with representatives from the Offices of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners Carr, Starks, Simington, and Gomez to discuss several public safety issues.
