CPUC workshop probes what counts as ‘facilities’ for interconnected VoIP providers

Jun 5, 2025

At a California Public Utilities Commission workshop, carriers and industry groups disputed whether ‘‘facilities’’ should mean last‑mile outside plant or include movable data‑center equipment, with stakeholders detailing how telephone numbers are hosted, the equipment involved, and who fixes outages.

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The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday convened a technical workshop for its VoIP rulemaking (R.22‑08‑008) to seek industry input on what physical or logical elements should be considered ‘‘facilities’’ for interconnected voice‑over‑Internet‑protocol (VoIP) providers and whether that definition would trigger additional state licensing or environmental review.

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