The FCC’s regression model has incorrectly classified Alaskan telcos as...
The FCC’s regression model has incorrectly classified Alaskan telcos as less than 100 percent “tribal,” even though the Bureau of Indian Affairs has designated all of Alaska as 100 percent tribal, officials from Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, TelAlaska and…
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Copper Valley Telecom told an aide to Commissioner Ajit Pai Monday (http://bit.ly/XiesS9). The Wireline Bureau has acknowledged the error, but has not yet corrected it, the groups said. They also questioned the regression model’s underlying climate data inputs. The groups praised the upcoming Arctic Fibre undersea fiber project that will bring fiber landings to Alaska while providing “vastly superior” pricing and capacity than is now available, they said.