State regulators from Nebraska and Kansas are defending their requests...
State regulators from Nebraska and Kansas are defending their requests for a declaratory ruling that would allow states to require nomadic VoIP providers to contribute to state universal service funds. In a Wednesday filing, private firm lawyers representing the Nebraska…
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Public Service Commission and the Kansas Corporation Commission said: “Consumers, competitors and universal service are all best served by a wide USF assessment base that does not contain a loophole favoring one particular class of competitors.” Some ex parte filings said opponents are urging the FCC to take a slower rulemaking process on the question, but Nebraska and Kansas regulators said they're worried about nomadic VoIP providers expanding, thus depriving the states of more funds.