FairPoint Communications Missouri asked the FCC for a waiver of...
FairPoint Communications Missouri asked the FCC for a waiver of its rules to reinstate federal high-cost support that was denied from July through December “due to an apparent inconsistency between two of the Commission’s rate floor rules, and an error…
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in complying with the Commission reporting requirements” (http://xrl.us/bn77t7). A waiver would help FairPoint and its customers “avoid the undue hardship” of losing six months of support, which the telco estimates at near $90,000. “This support represents a significant portion of the revenue on which FairPoint relies to continue to invest in its network serving rural Missouri,” the telco said. “Without it, customer service could be put at risk."