FCC asked for comment on Rural Task Force (RTF) proposal for refo...
FCC asked for comment on Rural Task Force (RTF) proposal for reforming universal service program for rural telcos. Federal- State Joint Board forwarded plan to FCC Dec. 22 (CD Dec 26 p4). In proposed rulemaking issued Jan. 12, FCC…
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said it sought comments on: (1) In general, whether RTF plan should be adopted “as a means of providing stability to rural carriers,” whether it provided “sufficient” universal service support. (2) Effect of plan on competition, how small ILECs and new entrants would be affected. (3) More specific implementation details such as proposed “safety valve mechanism” for providing additional support to rural carriers. For example, agency asked how that support should be distributed if rural carriers were eligible for more than proposed fund cap. (4) Implementation of RTF proposal to fix per-line support at a specific level in competitive study areas. (5) Implementation issues involving “safety net additive support.” Comments will be due 30 days after proposal is published in Federal Register, probably this week.