NASUCA Supports Revisiting Tech Transition Order to Address Federal Agency Issues
State consumer advocates supported an NTIA petition asking the FCC to reconsider or clarify parts of a July tech transition order to address special challenges facing federal government agencies as telecom customers. USTelecom opposed the request earlier this month in…
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FCC docket 13-5 (see 1612090061). In a reply Monday, the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates urged the FCC to reject the USTelecom opposition. “USTelecom fundamentally embraces the Commission’s goals, yet then claims that oversight is unnecessary,” NASUCA said. “We fundamentally disagree with USTelecom’s proposition that NTIA's proposals for protection of consumers -- governmental, residential and commercial -- will impede the transition.” The industry’s interest in saving money through deregulation must be balanced against protecting consumers, it said.