2 Telecom Groups Back Incompas Seeking Longer Deadline to Comment on USTelecom Forbearance Bid
Two telecom groups backed Incompas asking the FCC to delay the deadline for comments (see 1805090004) on USTelecom's wholesale forbearance petition (see 1805110059). The California Association of Competitive Telecommunications Companies seeks to have comments and oppositions due Aug. 6 and…
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replies Sept. 5, while the Midwest Association of Competitive Communications backed the Incompas request, Caltel and MACC posted Monday in docket 18-141. The issues "are complex and require a detailed record that takes time to prepare," said MACC. Caltel said "that the Commission does not routinely grant extensions," but "they are warranted when, among other things, the additional time will serve the public interest." A USTelecom spokeswoman said "parties routinely ask for extensions." It’s time for the commission "to remove these obsolete regulations and put in place a modern framework that reflects today’s competitive broadband market,” she said. The FCC declined to comment Monday.