
FCC Adopts One-Touch Make-Ready Rules and Declaratory Ruling Preempting State and Local Moratoria on Wireline and Wireless Deployment
The FCC, at its Open Meeting today, adopted its Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling (“Order”) in the wireline infrastructure docket which, among other things, implements one-touch make-ready (“OTMR”) and prohibits state and local moratoria on telecommunications services and facilities deployment. While the final text of the Order has not been released (only a news release so far), the commissioners’ remarks at the meeting provided insight concerning certain issues ...Continue Reading