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Re: FCC rules for backup power
From: Michael Loftis <mloftis () wgops com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:55:43 -0700
--On November 13, 2007 3:07:03 PM -0500 Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
Proposed new FCC rules for backup power sources for central offices, cell sites, remote switches, digital loops, etc. For the first time, the FCC is considering specific backup power time requirements of 24 hours for central offices and 8 hours for outside plant and cell sites. Although most carriers tended to follow old Bell System Practices for backup power, BSP's weren't official regulations. ISPs aren't specifically covered, but .... <http://www.tessco.com/yts/industry/products/infra/infrastructure/power_s upplies/pdf/agl_reprint.pdf>
If it makes Qwest put backup on the mini-DSLAM at my curb, good. I'm damn sick of losing access every time we have a power bump out here because they are too cheap to provide backup for anything except their CO out here.
However I do agree that the FCC is the wrong org to do it, because, as stated elsewhere, they don't have a clue about local regs/etc.
Current thread:
- FCC rules for backup power Sean Donelan (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Wayne E. Bouchard (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Mike Lyon (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Jared Mauch (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Mike Lyon (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Mike Lyon (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Deepak Jain (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Sean Donelan (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power J. Oquendo (Nov 14)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Wayne E. Bouchard (Nov 13)
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Michael Loftis (Nov 16)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: FCC rules for backup power Jerry Dixon (Nov 14)