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FCCUTC opposes LightSquared's Petition for Declatory RulingUTC filed comments in opposition to LightSquared's Petition for Declaratory Ruling because it seeks to avoid mitigating interference that it may cause to GPS devices, notwithstanding conditions in its waiver which require LightSquared to address concerns about potential interference to GPS. February 27, 2012 Upload File(s): UTC Supports No Action Alternative in FCC's PEA of its ASR ProgramUTC filed comments in support of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s effort to address the environmental impact of towers on migratory birds and other resources. UTC Opposes Petition to Use 173 MHz Splinter Frequencies for Vehicular Repeater SystemsCiting serious concerns about congestion and interference that could be caused to utility communication operations, UTC filed comments in opposition to a Petition for Rule Making filed by Pyramid Communications with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Pyramid has proposed removing restrictions on voice operations on 173.2375, 173.2625, 173.2875, 173.3375 and 173.3625 MHz in order to provide Vehicular Repeater Systems (VRS). UTC Supports FCC Outage Reporting Requirements for Broadband and VoIP ProvidersUTC filed reply commentswith the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (PS Docket No. 11-82) last week, supporting the FCC’s proposal to extend network outage reporting requirements to apply to broadband and interconnected VoIP providers. The FCC’s proposal is intended to improve the reliability of commercial networks, particularly as more and more traffic migrates from traditional networks (e.g. cable, wireline telco and wireless) to broadband and VoIP networks. Michigan Seeks to Share 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Network with UtilitiesThe State of Michigan has filed a request for waiver from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to allow for construction and deployment of a 700 MHz public safety interoperable broadband network, and as part of the waiver, the State proposes to share the network with Consumers Energy and other utilities. This waiver is important and recognizes the public safety role of utilities. Reliability of Commercial Service Providers for Critical Infrastructure Communications Still A ConcernUtilities and other critical infrastructure industries (CII) continue to have concerns about using commercial service providers to support their mission-critical, smart grid and other communications applications. FCC Excludes Utilities & CII from ERIC Public Safety Advisory CouncilFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: FCC Excludes Utilities & CII from ERIC Public Safety Advisory Council Utilities and Public Safety Seeking to Share SpectrumFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2011 UTC Statement on Net NeutralityThe FCC adopted rules for so-called Net Neutrality yesterday. In summary, the rules shouldn't have much direct impact on utilities, except in situations where the utility is also offering broadband Internet services. What impact, if any, will be indirect to the extent that utilities use commercial service providers that are subject to the rules. What the rules require. There are four main parts to the net neutrality rules. |
