IP: FCC'S POWELL TO TELECOMS: BE UP FRONT OR BE REGULATED

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
>
>
> FCC'S POWELL TO TELECOMS: BE UP FRONT OR BE REGULATED
>
> Posted January 04, 2002 01:30 Pacific Time
>
> WASHINGTON -- THE chairman of the U.S. Federal
> Communications Commission (FCC) advised a
> telecommunication industry gathering here Friday to be
> up front with customers regarding shortcomings of new
> products and services, lest the frustration that users
> feel in adopting new technology makes it way into regulation.
>
> At a meeting of the Network Reliability and
> Interoperability Council (NRIC) held at the FCC's
> Washington headquarters, Chairman Michael Powell was
> presented with reports, one of which was the
> recommendation that the council put an end to
> voluntary network-reliability trials. The council,
> established by the FCC, brings together industry,
> government, and academic telecommunication specialists
> to recommend ways of improving the reliability of
> public telecommunication networks. The committee
> attempts to encourage industry consensus on such
> issues, in place of regulation.
>
> For the full story:
> <http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/01/04/020104hnpowell.xml?0107mnam>

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