Pai Says FCC Is Reviewing Issues, Concerns in IDT Telecom TRS Fund Contribution Petition
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told lawmakers the agency is reviewing IDT Telecom's petition for a rulemaking on expanding the contribution methodology for the Interstate Telecom Relay Service Fund to include intrastate revenue of telecom carriers and other service providers. Responding…
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to a Sept. 8 letter from Reps. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., and Mark Takano, D-Calif., Pai noted the FCC solicited and received public comment on the petition and met with IDT representatives. "Let me assure you that we will take into consideration the issues and concerns presented by all stakeholders as the Commission makes every effort to conclude its review of this matter as quickly and equitably as possible," he wrote in a Nov. 9 letter posted Wednesday in docket 17-18. Pai, a Kansas native, added a handwritten note to Yoder thanking him for his support and saying he looked forward to "catching up soon, whether in Kansas or in DC."