The FCC should not “perpetuate regulatory uncertainty” by deepening cuts...
The FCC should not “perpetuate regulatory uncertainty” by deepening cuts to the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation programs, 44 House members said in a letter Wednesday to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (http://xrl.us/bm2uhh). The letter, led by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer,…
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R-Mo., was similar to another letter this week by 19 senators (CD April 5 p2). “We are concerned that the FCC has set a stage of limited vision that has all but drawn out of the picture communications providers serving rural consumers,” the House members said. At minimum, the FCC should “allow the rural telecommunications industry sufficient time to adapt to the recent reforms before undertaking further substantial changes in the near future,” they said. National Telecommunications Cooperation President Shirley Bloomfield applauded the House and Senate letters, saying they “demonstrate the clear support in Congress for ensuring that small, community-based telecommunications providers can continue to attract capital, make sound investments in sustainable broadband networks, and offer advanced services that create jobs and bring needed economic development to our nation’s rural communities."