Watch: House Hearing on "The Evolution of Wired Communications Networks"
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Recently, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled, The Evolution of Wired Communications Networks. While IP-based technology offers many advantages in terms of speed, capacity, and other valuable efficiencies, there are concerns about how the networks will perform certain vital consumer service functions. Among the concerns are whether the transition to IP networks will impact the provision of 9-1-1 service; whether IP networks, which are dependent on commercial power, are reliable enough to replace existing systems in times of emergency; and, how the consumer protection provisions of title II, including the role of the States, will evolve in an all-IP world.
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