Fcc Copper Retirement Fact Sheet

The federal communications commission provides billions of dollars annually in connect america fund or caf high cost universal service support to carriers to deploy modern high.

Fcc copper retirement fact sheet. 32 fcc rcd 1323 2. This means that for a share class that doesn t have a 1 3 5 or 10 year performance history the rating shown is a hypothetical morningstar rating based first on the oldest active surviving share class of the fund and then any dormant or liquidated share classes. Traditional telcos such as at t centurylink and verizon all of which are migrating more of their customers to fiber said the copper retirement notice period should be shortened to 90 days. Granted verizon s request for clarification regarding the provision of cop ies of copper retirement notices to interconnecting entities and governmental authorities.

The copper retirement reforms include eliminating a requirement for certain consumer notices eliminating discontinuance requirements involving wholesale only services enabling service providers. In providing this information prudential retirement is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity. One part of this is streamlining rules related to the retirement of copper in favor of fiber optics. We deny however telepacific s petition to the extent it would impose new obligations on copper.

From a technology perspective the fcc has focused on the migration from copper to fiber technologies. The morningstar rating for this share class is based on morningstar s extended performance calculation. Removal or disabling of copper loops subloops or the feeder portion of such loops or subloops. Replacement of such loops with fiber to the home loops or fiber to the curb loops.

Much of the copper in the field is old. Copper retirement overall has been a divisive issue between service providers and even amongst fcc commissioners some of which are concerned that changes could compromise end user service. Fund fact sheet user s guide this guide will help provide a glossary of terms and benchmark definitions commonly found on fund fact sheets. Federal communications commission fcc 16 90 4 competitive lecs without recourseto avoid violating our discontinuance procedures when an incumbent lec files a copper retirement notice without an accompanying discontinuance of a tdm based service.

By carl weinschenk posted november 16 2017. Fcc fact sheet measuring caf recipients broadband performance. Chairman ajit pai addressed the issue at the reason media. Fcc mulls easing copper retirement regulations.