The USF waiver process is not “a viable...
The USF waiver process is not “a viable remedy” to help East Ascension and Vision Communications weather the USF and intercarrier compensation reforms passed by the FCC, the telcos told aides to FCC commissioners Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel Thursday…
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and Friday (http://bit.ly/19u3zDo). Due to “unique situations,” these companies have fared worse than others under the FCC’s quantile regression analysis regime, they said. The “sudden influx of new residents and resulting increased broadband deployment in the wake of Hurricane Katrina” drove up costs, as did the “financial and operational challenges resulting from living in an area susceptible to hurricanes,” they said. The companies’ S-corp status also requires them to pay income taxes while being analyzed along with companies that do not, they said. Rather than dealing with case-by-case waivers, the FCC needs to comprehensively address the “significant flaws” in the regression analysis regime, they said.