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Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:55:43 -0700 From: Michael Loftis <mloftis@wgops.com> To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>, nanog@merit.edu In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.64.0711131501470.1693@clifden.donelan.com> X-MailScanner-From: mloftis@wgops.com Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu --On November 13, 2007 3:07:03 PM -0500 Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote: > > > Proposed new FCC rules for backup power sources for central offices, cell > sites, remote switches, digital loops, etc. For the first time, the FCC > is considering specific backup power time requirements of 24 hours for > central offices and 8 hours for outside plant and cell sites. Although > most carriers tended to follow old Bell System Practices for backup power, > BSP's weren't official regulations. > > ISPs aren't specifically covered, but .... > > <http://www.tessco.com/yts/industry/products/infra/infrastructure/power_s > upplies/pdf/agl_reprint.pdf> If it makes Qwest put backup on the mini-DSLAM at my curb, good. I'm damn sick of losing access every time we have a power bump out here because they are too cheap to provide backup for anything except their CO out here. However I do agree that the FCC is the wrong org to do it, because, as stated elsewhere, they don't have a clue about local regs/etc.
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