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Broadband company tells Senate Finance extra state notices for copper-to-fiber swaps would be duplicative
Summary
Pinyon Fiber told the committee H.898 — requiring additional customer notices and battery-pack availability as phone networks transition from copper to fiber — would duplicate FCC rules and create state reporting burdens, and said the company already provides long notification cadences and an MOU with the department.
The committee heard testimony on H.898, a proposal to require additional consumer notices and certain consumer protections when telephone service providers transition customers from copper-based voice service to fiber-based networks.
Sarah Davis, representing Pinyon Fiber, opposed the bill and told senators her company already follows a…
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