Small carriers need money to build out their networks and...
Small carriers need money to build out their networks and the Corr Wireless order was wrong to not redirect surrendered funds back to other competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (CD Sept 7 p1), the Rural Telecommunications Group said in a filing…
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at the FCC. In the order and notice of proposed rulemaking, the FCC declined to redistribute reclaimed high-cost support to other CETCs and proposed amending its Interim Cap Rule so that a state’s interim cap would be adjusted if a CETC relinquishes funds, as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel did through merger commitments. In September, the commission ruled that the Universal Service Administrative Co. can’t modify the interim cap by deducting Verizon’s and Sprint’s contributions, but ruled that other eligible telecommunications carriers aren’t entitled to divvy up the left-over cash. The commission has since opened up to comments on how to handle surrendered USF funds (CD Sept 7 p6). “Existing wireless CETCs will use additional support to deploy advanced networks, cover unserved areas, and make available mobile broadband, ensuring that consumers in all regions of the nation have access to affordable services,” RTG said. “The Commission has recently acknowledged that while some areas lacking 3G coverage have some level of mobile voice service, other areas have no mobile wireless service at all.”