UTC Legal/Regulatory Department

The Only Trade Association with In-House Legal and Technical Expertise on Utility IT & Communications

The mission of UTC's Public Policy Division and Legal/Regulatory Department is to ensure that lawmakers and regulators at both federal and state levels understand and address the unique needs of our members.

UTC's public policy efforts provide unique support for the information and communications technology (ICT) functions of critical infrastructure industry (CII) entities. UTC believes that CII entities must have ICT policies that recognize their needs.

The Legal/Regulatory Department works in partnership with UTC members to develop strategies and improve proposed or current regulations and legislation to help our members fulfill their primary mission: to provide the safe and reliable energy and water services on which the economy and a functioning society depend.

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What's New At the UTC Legal/Regulatory Department


NERC Issues New CIP 5 Standards and Implementation Plan For Comment
UTC Supports No Action Alternative in FCC's PEA of its ASR Program
UTC Opposes Petition to Use 173 MHz Splinter Frequencies for Vehicular Repeater Systems
UTC Supports FCC Outage Reporting Requirements for Broadband and VoIP Providers
Michigan Seeks to Share 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Network with Utilities
Reliability of Commercial Service Providers for Critical Infrastructure Communications Still A Concern
UTC Files Comments on Reliability/Continuity of Commercial Networks
Smart Meter Safety Discussed in New EEI-AEIC-UTC White Papers
FCC Excludes Utilities & CII from ERIC Public Safety Advisory Council
Truth About Utility And Other Critical Infrastructure Industry Telecom Capabilities and Needs - UTC Information Bulletin
Utilities and Public Safety Seeking to Share Spectrum
UTC Seeks Partial Reconsideration for Restrictions on Fixed Operations in the 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Spectrum
UTC Statement on Net Neutrality
UTC Industry Intelligence - November 18, 2010
No Health Threat From Smart Meters, Says Latest UTC Study
UTC Files Joint Comments on FCC's Cybersecurity Roadmap Proceeding
Access to Spectrum for Utilities Will Support Smart Grid and Emergency Communications - UTC Files Reply Comments to FCC
Impact of NIST Guidelines for Cybersecurity
UTC Opposes New FCC Pole Attachment Proposals That Threaten Worker Safety and Do Little to Advance Broadband Access
DOE Requests For Information(RFI) - Utility Comm. Needs/ Data Access - UTC Member Portal