Embarq Missouri Updates FCC on Impairment Application

Embarq Missouri (Embarq MO) updated the FCC on its application for the emergency impairment of service in parts of the Mound City, Missouri, wire center area as a result of severe flooding in 2019. “Embarq MO files this further update out of an abundance of caution in light of the continued impairment of service,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 21-325. “Embarq MO continues to have no active customer accounts and no requests for service in this area,” the company said. Embarq noted it previously “described the presence of fiber optic cable, pedestals, cabinets, and other facilities likely used to provide communications service that had been placed by another service provider subsequent to the 2019 flood that affected the region” and those facilities apparently “remain in place.”