Cox Georgia Telcom’s petition to redefine the service area of...
Cox Georgia Telcom’s petition to redefine the service area of Windstream Georgia should be granted because the “potential for creamskimming” was removed with the FCC’s Universal Service Fund/intercarrier compensation order, Cox representatives told the Wireline Bureau Thursday, said an ex…
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parte filing (http://xrl.us/bmxznv). Elimination of the identical support rule, and calculation of high cost support based on geographic areas other than a rural ILEC’s service area, render concern over creamskimming a moot point, Cox said. It discussed the need for modification of the current redefinition rules, suggesting the framework for consideration of service area redefinition petitions should be “modified to eliminate consideration of creamskimming issues.” Cox in July requested a redefinition of Windstream’s service area.