Consensus is emerging among public safety groups on some issues as the FCC considers rules for next-generation 911, the National Emergency Number Association said in reply comments Monday in docket 21-479. Replies are due Wednesday on a Further NPRM that commissioners approved 4-0 in March (see 2503270042).

Deleting parts of the FCC’s E-rate rules would help the program, E-rate advocates said in meetings with staff for Commissioners Anna Gomez and Olivia Trusty. Representatives of the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, the American Library Association and the School Superintendents Association attended, said a filing posted Monday in docket 25-133.

ZP, which works with people who have hearing disabilities, notified the FCC on Thursday that it launched ZP for Zoom, “designed to enhance accessibility and provide greater access” to meetings using the videoconferencing platform. The app “integrates directly with the Zoom platform to enhance Video Relay Service calls,” said a filing in docket 03-123.

A lawsuit against NTIA regarding use of the BEAD program's non-deployment funding "might be inevitable," wrote CCG Consulting President Doug Dawson in a blog post Friday. "It's hard not to imagine a coalition of State Attorneys General from red and blue states together suing NTIA" to get those funds, he said, citing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's (R) letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick emphasizing that how non-deployment funding is spent is up to the states.

CTIA, NCTA and USTelecom met with aides to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on their request to overturn a January declaratory ruling and NPRM addressing the Salt Typhoon cyberattacks (see 2501160041). The ruling found that Section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act requires “carriers to secure their networks from unlawful access or interception of communications.” The association representatives “discussed measures that providers are taking to address past and ongoing threats to cybersecurity, including risk management and remediation,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 22-329.

Twilio representatives spoke with an aide to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr about ways to better address unlawful robocalls and robocall fraud. “Persistent robocalls, impersonation of trusted institutions, and multifaceted schemes, such as inbound voice fraud using multiple carrier networks, contribute directly to the fraud the industry is seeing today,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 17-59. Twilio also noted that the “increased sophistication of bad actors, such as masked digital forensics, targeted ‘spearfishing,’ and account takeovers, are especially difficult to detect and prevent.”

CTIA, NCTA and USTelecom urged the FCC to act on their request to overturn a January declaratory ruling and NPRM addressing the Salt Typhoon cyberattacks (see 2501160041). The ruling concluded that Section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) “affirmatively requires telecommunications carriers to secure their networks from unlawful access or interception of communications.”

Comments are due Oct. 3, replies Oct. 20, on whether the FCC Wireline Bureau should make changes to its rules for granting extensions to providers unable to implement Stir/Shaken requirements (see 2508280040), said the notice for Wednesday’s Federal Register.

Representatives of Intrado and Communication Service for the Deaf spoke with FCC staff about how direct video calling (DVC) could improve emergency response. The two entities are working together on a pilot project “to see how DVC might be incorporated into 911 emergency response,” and “several Public Safety Answering Points have expressed interest in participating,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 21-479. They also discussed how the FCC could fund the pilot through the telecommunications relay services fund. “Staff requested additional information to demonstrate call flow options for incorporating DVC into 911, which CSD and Intrado committed to provide,” the filing said.

Representatives of the American Library Association met with FCC staffers on the group’s push for streamlined E-rate rules. The group said it discussed its proposals in the “Delete” and E-rate streamlining proceedings. The Trump administration “has made streamlining procurement a key priority and exceptions to competitive bidding for low-cost purchases are widely accepted and understood [as] part of responsible and cost-effective procurement,” said a filing Thursday in docket 02-6.