NTCA, WISPA, GeoLinks Support Flexible Approach to Resolving CAF II Location Discrepancies
NTCA backs using "any or all of the three generally accepted" geolocation methods cited by Universal Service Administrative Co. for identifying actual locations to be served Connect America Fund Phase II auction winners. "To the extent there are other verifiable,…
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proven methods, such as 911 data created by local or state authorities, NCTA supports allowing" their use, though they "must be derived from a well-established third-party resource, evidentiary based, and auditable," said its reply, posted Tuesday in docket 10-90. Calling initial comments "divided" on how to resolve location discrepancies, NTCA said that regardless of method, all locations "should ultimately be entered" into USAC's high-cost universal broadband portal. Replies were posted through Wednesday. The Wireless ISP Association said "the views of numerous commenters -- on topics including the need for flexibility in participant selection of location data methodologies; correctly defining 'relevant stakeholders;' and extending the timeframe for participants to reply to stakeholder challenges -- echoed" its comments. GeoLinks urged a flexible approach and backed commenters asking the FCC "not to require CAF II recipients to include prospective developments into the definition of 'actual location.'" It agreed with WISPA that recipients should be allowed to do so if they "provide information to show that specific prospective locations are more likely than not to be constructed and inhabited within the six-year buildout."