Regulatory Affairs

Through its counsel, AAPC monitors FCC activities and keeps AAPC members informed of FCC decisions and actions, which affect the paging industry. AAPC also participates as necessary in FCC rulemaking proceedings to protect and promote the interests of the paging industry as they may appear; and it interfaces on behalf of the paging industry with other participants in the communications and telecommunications industries. AAPC’s major regulatory accomplishments include the following:

• AAPC is seeking reconsideration by the FCC of its rule change permitting telephone companies to force paging companies into compulsory arbitration of interconnection disputes at the state regulatory commissions
• AAPC flagged the FCC rule change and led the successful fight to reinstate the exemption of Part 90 paging channels from 12.5 kHz "narrowbanding"
• AAPC is challenging in the United States Court of Appeals the FCC's
  refusal to protect paging channels in the 462 MHz band from unlicensed, itinerant interference
• AAPC successfully worked with the FCC, along with nationwide paging carriers, to hold the line on annual FCC regulatory fees at 2002 levels
• AAPC interceded with Verizon, Qwest and Alltel to maintain "reverse billing" and similar services for paging carriers after they were eliminated for cellular and PCS carriers

For copies of previous AAPC filings and orders on issues of concern to the paging industry, click here.

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