The FCC Wireline Bureau got two proposed cost models for its...
The FCC Wireline Bureau got two proposed cost models for its proposed methodology for distributing universal service support under the Connect America Fund, the bureau said Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bmsgi2). The models were received in response to a public notice inviting parties…
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to submit forward-looking cost models to estimate the costs of deployment of broadband-capable networks in high-cost areas. The model proposed by USTelecom (http://xrl.us/bmsgiw) uses underlying network topologies based on output from the CostQuest Loop costing model. USTelecom said its model “acknowledges and accommodates the substantial diversity across geography, business needs, and among consumers.” The other model, proposed by the Alaska Communications Systems Group (http://xrl.us/bmsgiy), “estimates the cost to provide broadband in Alaska that a national broadband cost model will not,” ACS said. The company said its model takes into account “unique” Alaskan features, such as a limited road system and lack of an Internet peering location, which would require middle-mile transport via undersea cable.