NWS Asks FCC to Delay AT&T Termination of Analog Circuits
The National Weather Service objected to AT&T's application to terminate some copper-based analog telecom circuits, in a filing posted Friday in docket 19-238. It wants the FCC to delay terminating the circuits and discontinuing renewing service agreements until the end…
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of FY 2025. "The arbitrary deadlines in the proposal for the discontinuance of traditional copper-based service will have significant consequences for a U.S. Government agency dependent on annual appropriations to make necessary upgrades and changes," said NWS, the NOAA and the Department of Commerce. "The NWS, as well as other components of NOAA, have diverse mission portfolios and a large number of facilities that depend upon existing phone lines to fulfill their statutory mandates." It said discontinuing copper-based service "has significant potential to endanger life and property that the agency is required to protect." Comments were due Monday. An AT&T spokesperson said the company has until Oct. 29 to respond.