AT&T explained in a blog post why it’s the leading...
AT&T explained in a blog post why it’s the leading recipient of Universal Service Fund money, even as it advocates an overhaul of the program. News coverage suggesting a contradiction misses the point, wrote AT&T Vice President Hank Hultquist. “AT&T’s…
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wireline footprint covers about 30% of the country’s rural homes, yet AT&T receives about 4% of the total USF high cost support for it doing so,” he said. “A group of smaller companies, which collectively cover about 38% of the country’s rural homes, receive almost 60% of the total USF high cost support.” Most of the wireline support that AT&T receives is for work in two states, Mississippi and Alabama, Hultquist said. “I want to be clear that AT&T is not seeking to change the fund so that it would receive support similar to that received by these smaller companies,” he said. “What AT&T has advocated for is a system where support is determined for all providers based on geographic areas relevant to investment decisions."