LEC copper removal from commercial properties

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I have a note in to some FCC colleagues; I'll report back on what they say (assuming I hear back).

Anne

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P.S. In the meantime, the claimed order on which the letter rests is FCC-19-72A1 which you can find here, if you're in the mood for some light reading:

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-72A1.docx

It says nothing about this. And certainly the FCC would not issue something with such a short date fuse; that letter appears to be a scam using scare and pressure tactics. Perhaps they are looking to steal your copper.

Anne

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laughable that anyone thinks: “remove all copper, swap to fiber by 8/2022” is even close to a reasonable date/timeframe.

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Anne;

I had the same thought and dug into it. I traced the email chain backwards as well as the office phone. The email (and named employee) are legit as well as the switch serving the office line. Everything adds up. I don’t have a reason to believe it’s a scam. They also noted they will abandon existing infra in place. Good observation. Thanks!

-M<

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I had the same thought and dug into it. I traced the email chain backwards as well as the office phone. The email (and named employee) are legit as well as the switch serving the office line. Everything adds up. I don't have a reason to believe it's a scam. They also noted they will abandon existing infra in place. Good observation. Thanks!

The way they are going about it, and the fact that they are misrepresenting the FCC's rules, and that the tenants are left holding the mess, is the scam.

Anne

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I think this goes back to 2016. This explains it better than I could.

https://publicknowledge.org/the-fccs-plan-to-gut-tech-transitions-rules-is-bad-for-consumers-small-businesses-and-competition/

Essentially Mr.Pai didn’t change the rules, he pushed through the order ( FCC-16-90 ) that redefined what things meant so that the rules became toothless.