FCC 911 Network Operations Center Proposal 'Unworkable,' ATIS Says
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) said the FCC proposal, in a November NPRM, to establish a new class of 911 network operations center (NOC) providers is unworkable. Under the proposal, these NOCs would be “responsible for monitoring their…
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networks to detect disruptions or degradations in 911 service, and for affirmatively communicating relevant information, as appropriate, to other stakeholders.” ATIS said other commenters have already opposed the plan. “ATIS shares the view of many commenters that the proposed 911 NOC role is unworkable and should not be implemented,” its Monday comments said. “As an alternative to regulatory mandates, ATIS supports an industry-driven, consensus-based approach and would be willing to help support this approach through its industry committees,” including its Network Reliability Steering Committee. The ATIS comments were posted in docket 14-193.