<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I found an alarmist email from a provider that I have not fact checked that states-<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 20px; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The </span><span class="term-highlighted" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(253, 214, 99, 0.24); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 20px; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);">FCC</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 20px; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> has issued Order 10-72A1 that mandates that a</span><b data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" style="font-size: 1rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ll <span class="term-highlighted" style="background-color: rgba(253, 214, 99, 0.24);">POTS</span> Lines in the USA be replaced with an alternative service by August 2, 2022.</b></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Brandon Svec </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 16, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Brandon Svec <bsvec@teamonesolutions.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Telcos have been trying/begging/warning of discontinuing copper for many years. Maybe the political and regulatory environment is currently allowing them to get on with it in some areas?</span><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I don’t think there is an FCC rule <i>requiring</i> the fiber as much as <i>allowing</i> the removal of copper. <br></span></font><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Brandon Svec </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 16, 2022, at 6:01 PM, Martin Hannigan <hannigan@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>NANOG'ers;</div><div><br></div><div>At least in Boston, commercial property owners are receiving notices that 'copper lines are being removed per FCC rules' and replaced with fiber. The property owner, not the network operators (or users of unbundled elements if that's even still a thing) are being presented with an agreement that acknowledges the removal, authorizes the fiber installation and provides for a minor oversight of the design. It suggests that no costs are involved in terms of hosting equipment. No power reimbursement. No rent for spaces used. <br></div><div><br></div><div>There is an ominous paragraph in the letter that says if the property owner doesn't comply that tenants will lose all services including elevator phones, alarms, voice, internet and any copper/ds0 originated services. They didn't say 911, but that would go without saying. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone heard of this?</div>What FCC rule requires this?<br><div><br></div><div>Thanks for any insights.</div><div><br></div><div>Warm regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Martin<br></div></div>
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