The FCC Wireline Bureau reversed several payment denial decisions made...
The FCC Wireline Bureau reversed several payment denial decisions made by the Universal Service Administrative Co., in orders released Wednesday. In five cases, USAC reduced funding because it found the applicant failed to submit Form 486 on time; the FCC…
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said “rigid adherence” to the procedural deadline is “not in the public interest” (http://xrl.us/bn73jf). In four cases, USAC denied funding on the basis the petitioner violated the commission’s rule that required a signed contract in place when Form 471 is submitted; the commission ruled the petitioners did have legally binding agreements in place during the relevant funding year (http://xrl.us/bn73jm).