Broadband stimulus could require OSS standardization

The federal government must require standardization among providers’ OSS platforms and access to APIs for wholesale services.

That’s the plea from EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) and its subsidiary, New Edge Networks, as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) decide which rules will mold the second round of broadband stimulus funding. The agencies have finished taking public comments on potential stipulations and, in all the feedback, only EarthLink and New Edge seem to have pointed out that big problems crop up when back offices don’t work together...