FCC No Longer Maritime Accounting Authority of Last Resort, Effective in 1 Year
The FCC will stop performing the functions of an accounting authority for international maritime mobile communications on April 22, 2020, said a public notice in Tuesday's Daily Digest. Commissioners voted 4-0 last year for the FCC to no longer be…
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accounting authority of last resort for those customers in maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite radio services who haven't otherwise designated one (see 1812210015). “Users that have relied on the FCC as an accounting authority need to affirmatively select a different accounting authority,” the FCC said. “Failure to do so could render users unable to transmit maritime communications other than distress messages.”