FCC Outlines IP Transition Trials

The Federal Communications Commission’s Technology Transitions Policy Task Force outlined its recommendations for trials, to be voted on in January by the full FCC, that would launch a wide-ranging effort to test the transition to Internet Protocol delivery.

The January order, if adopted, would:

• Invite service-based experiments with short timelines for submission, establishing criteria for experiments and creating a speedy process for public comment and commission evaluation. The focus will be on consumer impact
• Recommend actions the commission should take to support targeted experiments and research
• Describe structured observations and data collection initiatives
• Establish a timeline for the adoption of a managerial framework to resolve important legal and policy questions raised by the TDM-to-IP transition