FCC Bureau Grants ACS Waiver to Retire Certain Copper Plant Quickly
FCC staff granted ACS of Anchorage (Alaska Communications) a waiver of Section 51.332 of its rules in order to retire some copper loop plant before 180 days pass after a public notice was issued. "This waiver enables Alaska Communications to…
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implement network changes prompted by two major road projects scheduled by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (AK-DOT), on or after July 31, 2016," said the Wireline Bureau order in docket 16-176 listed in Monday's Daily Digest. "Our grant of the waiver request is premised on Alaska Communications’ assertion that it has worked closely with the only customer directly affected by the planned changes, [General Communication Inc.], to ensure a smooth transition with no loss of service to GCI or any of its customers, and on the absence of any comments in the record in opposition.”