Sandwich Isles Lobbies FCC, Discusses 'Process' for Resolving 'Perceived Issues'
Sandwich Isles Communications made its case to FCC officials against agency actions targeting the carrier for violations and alleged violations of high-cost USF rules in Hawaii, but the company also sought a way to address commission concerns. SIC representatives cited…
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the "substantive and procedural defects" of a commission Dec. 5 order directing the Universal Service Administrative Co. to recover $27.3 million in subsidy support the company received. They also cited "the inconsistencies" of that order with a related notice of apparent liability proposing to fine SIC $49.6 million (see 1612060032), said a filing Monday in docket 10-90 on meetings with staffers of Chairman Ajit Pai, Commissioner Michael O'Rielly and the Wireline Bureau. Meeting participants discussed ensuring continued telecom services in the Hawaiian Home Lands (HHL) and USF program integrity, plus SIC's role in the HHL and "a process to resolve the perceived issues that would protect the interests of the Native Hawaiians," the filing said.