Federal Filing

NTCA Emphasizes Lack of Legal Authority for FCC to Use Equipment Authorization Process to Prohibit Equipment

(Oct 18) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA noted the impossible task of identifying and locating every piece of equipment that the FCC deems a threat to national security, and pulling such equipment out of service, if the FCC should opt to retroactively revoke any equipment authorization as proposed.  NTCA also asserted that regardless of the justification for action being considered, the FCC must first have statutory authority to act and In the present instance, there is no statutory authority for the rules proposed by the FCC.