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47 CFR 4.11 - Notification and initial and final communications outage reports that must be filed by communications providers.

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§ 4.11
Notification and initial and final communications outage reports that must be filed by communications providers.
Notification and Initial and Final Communications Outage Reports shall be submitted by a person authorized by the communications provider to submit such reports to the Commission. The person submitting the Final report to the Commission shall also be authorized by the provider to legally bind the provider to the truth, completeness, and accuracy of the information contained in the report. Each Final report shall be attested by the person submitting the report that he/she has read the report prior to submitting it and on oath deposes and states that the information contained therein is true, correct, and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and that the communications provider on oath deposes and states that this information is true, complete, and accurate. The Notification shall provide: The name of the reporting entity; the date and time of onset of the outage; a brief description of the problem; service effects; the geographic area affected by the outage; and a contact name and contact telephone number by which the Commission's technical staff may contact the reporting entity. The Initial and Final Reports shall contain the information required in this part 4. The Initial report shall contain all pertinent information then available on the outage and shall be submitted in good faith. The Final report shall contain all pertinent information on the outage, including any information that was not contained in, or that has changed from that provided in, the Initial report. The Notification and the Initial and Final Communications Outage Reports are to be submitted electronically to the Commission. “Submitted electronically” refers to submission of the information using Commission-approved Web-based outage report templates. If there are technical impediments to using the Web-based system during the Notification stage, then a written Notification to the Commission by e-mail, FAX, or courier may be used; such Notification shall contain the information required. All hand-delivered Notifications and Initial and Final Communications Outage Reports, shall be addressed to the Federal Communications Commission, The Office of Secretary, Attention: Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau. Electronic filing shall be effectuated in accordance with procedures that are specified by the Commission by public notice.
[71 FR 69037, Nov. 29, 2006]

Title 47 published on 2012-10-01

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  • 2013-01-30; vol. 78 # 20 - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
    1. 78 FR 6216 - Extension of the Commission's Rules Regarding Outage Reporting to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers and Broadband Internet Service Providers
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
      Final rule; correction.
      This correction is effective January 30, 2013. The rules in the Report and Order contain information collection requirements. The Federal Communications Commission published a document in the Federal Register announcing that OMB approved the information collection and that the rules in the Report and Order became effective December 16, 2012 (77 FR 63757).
      47 CFR Part 4

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United States Code
USC : Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS

§ 151 - Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created

§ 154 - Federal Communications Commission

§ 218 - Management of business; inquiries by Commission

§ 219 - Reports by carriers; contents and requirements generally

§ 230 - Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material

§ 256 - Coordination for interconnectivity

§ 301 - License for radio communication or transmission of energy

§ 302 - Repealed. June 5, 1936, ch. 511,

§ 303 - Powers and duties of Commission

§ 403 - Inquiry by Commission on its own motion

§ 621 - Rulemaking on loud commercials required

Title 47 published on 2012-10-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 47 CFR 4 after this date.

  • 2013-01-30; vol. 78 # 20 - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
    1. 78 FR 6216 - Extension of the Commission's Rules Regarding Outage Reporting to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers and Broadband Internet Service Providers
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
      Final rule; correction.
      This correction is effective January 30, 2013. The rules in the Report and Order contain information collection requirements. The Federal Communications Commission published a document in the Federal Register announcing that OMB approved the information collection and that the rules in the Report and Order became effective December 16, 2012 (77 FR 63757).
      47 CFR Part 4