Hughes Encourages FCC To Adopt CSRIC Battery Backup Power Best Practices

The FCC should encourage service providers to adopt the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council’s best practices on battery backup power instead of imposing a mandatory requirement, said EchoStar subsidiary Hughes Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Jennifer Manner and other company staff during a Thursday meeting with members of the Public Safety Bureau and Office of Strategic Planning & Analysis. Hughes staffers also discussed what they believe is the best approach to implementing the CSRIC battery backup best practices, the company said in an ex parte filing Monday.