FCC requests input on PSTN switch to IP
The FCC is asking for comment on transitioning the circuit-switched phone system – the public switched telephone network (PSTN) – to all IP.
The comments would be used to develop an official notice of inquiry (NOI) that in turn could lead to official government policy under the authority of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, aka the broadband stimulus bill).
The FCC’s request reads: “In the spirit of understanding the scope and breadth of the policy issues associated with this transition, we seek public comment to identify the relevant policy questions that an NOI on this topic should raise in order to assist the Commission in considering how best to monitor and plan for this transition. In identifying the appropriate areas of inquiry, we seek to understand which policies and regulatory structures may facilitate, and which may hinder, the efficient migration to an all IP world.
