FCC Proposes Phase II Fine

The FCC continues to be hard-nosed on the issue of Phase I/II implementation. The commission has proposed a $750,000 fine against Dobson Communications Corp. for failing to meet the commission’s implementation deadlines for the cellular location service. In its filing, the FCC said the company had failed to provide Phase I service with six months in 9 instances, and Phase II service in 41 instances. The fine was prompted by an informal complaint submitted by the Michigan State Police in April 2005, the FCC said, and that many of the involved PSAPs were in rural areas. Download (pdf) the FCC’s filing here.