The FCC adopted “limited forbearance” from a requirement that an...
The FCC adopted “limited forbearance” from a requirement that an eligible telecom carrier’s service area conform to the service area of any rural telco serving the same area, in an order released Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bnc4pv). The forbearance is “limited to petitioners…
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seeking conditional designation as ETCs in areas eligible for Mobility Fund Phase I support in order to participate in the Mobility Fund Phase I auction and receive support.” Applicants who wish to bid for Phase I support in September’s auction must be designated as ETCs in the areas where they wish to bid. Forbearance from applying the Section 214(e)(5) “service area conformance” requirement is appropriate here because the conformance requirement “could discourage participation” in the auction otherwise, the order said. “Removing such disincentives to participation may increase competition in the auction resulting in lower bids for support and enabling greater coverage within the Mobility Fund Phase I budget."