Adak Eagle Enterprises and its subsidiary, Windy City Cellular, gave...
Adak Eagle Enterprises and its subsidiary, Windy City Cellular, gave FCC Wireline Bureau staff information on its ending cash balances for July through October; the annualized financial impact of eliminating six full-time positions -- roughly half their workforce -- due…
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to the reduction in funding caused by the USF/intercarrier compensation order; and a summary of discussions with the Rural Utilities Service regarding the status of its loan. That’s according to a redacted ex parte filed by the companies last week, and released Monday (http://xrl.us/bn3mqh). The telco and carrier are waiting for FCC action on requests for waiver of some of the rules in the USF/ICC order, which they say cuts their universal service support to levels that would make operations unsustainable (CD Sept 19 p10). Windy City also canceled construction of its “Clam Lagoon” cell site, which was intended to provide network redundancy and prevent service interruptions due to severe weather on Adak Island, the filing said. Due to additional cuts, “there is no longer any backhaul redundancy,” Windy City said. Adak and Windy City have also placed on hold construction of a warehouse on Adak Island, and purchase of an administrative building, they said.