About TSP

On November 17, 1988, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Report and Order (FCC 88-341) establishing the TSP Program. The Report and Order established the TSP Program for NS/EP as an amendment to Part 64 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations (Title 47 CFR). The FCC designated the Executive Office of the President (EOP) as administrator of the TSP Program. The EOP delegated responsibilities to the Manager, National Communications System (NCS), which in turn, assigned the administration and execution of the TSP Program to the TSP Program Office.

The TSP Program's goal is to ensure priority treatment for our nation's most important NS/EP telecommunications services The TSP Program is the regulatory, administrative, and operational framework for the priority restoration and provisioning of any qualified NS/EP telecommunications service. NS/EP services are those services used to maintain a state of readiness or to respond to and manage any event or crisis (local, national, or international) that causes or could cause injury or harm to the population, damage to or loss of property, or degrades or threatens the NS/EP posture of the United States. The TSP Program rules, as specified in the TSP Report and Order (FCC 88-341), authorize priority treatment to the following telecommunications services:

Common carrier services which are interstate and foreign telecommunications services Common carrier services which are intrastate telecommunications services inseparable from interstate or foreign telecommunications services, and intrastate telecommunications services to which TSP priority levels are assigned Services which are provided by government and/or noncommon carriers and are interconnected to common carrier services assigned TSP priority levels. For more information about the scope of the TSP program, click here

In addition, priority treatment may be authorized at the discretion of, and upon special arrangements by the NS/EP TSP Program users involved, to government or noncommon carrier services which are not connected to common carrier provided services, and portions of U.S. international services which are provided by foreign correspondents. (You will need Microsoft Word or Wordpad to view certain documents.)

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