The FCC Wireline and Wireless bureaus denied the...
The FCC Wireline and Wireless bureaus denied the petitions of Windy City Cellular and subsidiary Adak Eagle Enterprises for waivers of some of the commission’s high-cost rules, in an order released Monday (http://bit.ly/18lYiju). The carriers had asked for waivers of…
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rules establishing a $250 per line monthly cap on high-cost universal service support. “WCC and AEE have not shown good cause for a waiver at this time,” the bureaus wrote. “Although WCC and AEE have submitted plans to reduce certain costs, these plans fail to adequately address key ongoing expenses, including, for example, disproportionate executive compensation relative to the size of the companies. Universal service support is a finite resource.” However, in order to “minimize any potential for disruptions” that might affect consumers on Adak Island, where the carriers operate, the bureaus gave WCC and AEE an additional six months of support at their current interim support levels, after which point they will be capped consistent with the rules.