NDLI: The US Telecom Reform Act of 1996-"Will too many cooks ruin the stew?"

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Scerbo, L.J.
Copyright Year	1997
Description	Author affiliation: Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA (Scerbo, L.J.)
Abstract	The Telecom Reform Act of 1996 is the most substantive piece of telecommunications legislation since the 1983 Consent Degree that outlined the breakup of the Bell System. Explicitly stated within the act is the desire to introduce intense competition, while maintaining the very high level of reliability, security, and interoperability of the United States Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The job of implementing this pioneering legislation is now in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has asked the telecommunications industry to voluntarily help outline how to make it happen. Over 200 technical experts from all parts of the telecommunications industry stepped up to the challenge as part of the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC). The NRIC has completed its efforts and presented its findings and recommendations to the FCC and the public. I believe "we can have many more cooks - and not ruin the stew" if we, as an industry: actively participate in coordinated network planning and standards; use the tools and templates that are available to facilitate and substantiate our interconnection discussions and agreements; clearly communicate to each other and document what our performance metrics are and what actions will be taken if they are not met; preactively follow and use documented best practices, especially with regard to network and data security, and signaling route diversity, and; voluntarily participate in extensive network-to-network and network-to-CPE testing. These actions, coupled with the marketplace rewarding the best and punishing the troublemaker, will long term bring us the benefits of competition without compromising network reliability.
Starting Page	3
Ending Page	4
File Size	204489
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780339967
DOI	10.1109/INTLEC.1997.645855
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1997-10-23
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	FCC Communication industry Legislation Telecommunication network reliability Maintenance Communication system security Telecommunication switching Communication switching Telephony Councils
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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