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?
I don’t think there is an FCC rule requiring the fiber as much as allowing the removal of copper. Brandon Svec > On Feb 16, 2022, at 6:01 PM, Martin Hannigan <hanni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > NANOG'ers; > > 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. > > 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. > > Has anyone heard of this? > What FCC rule requires this? > > Thanks for any insights. > > Warm regards, > > Martin
