Universal service needs to remain “a pillar upon...
Universal service needs to remain “a pillar upon which the IP evolution is built and sustained,” National Telecommunications Cooperative Association CEO Shirley Bloomfield told new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a letter Monday (http://bit.ly/1cl1BEP). NTCA mentioned its 2012 petition proposing…
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various “policy paths” that the FCC could pursue as it deals with the IP transition. It’s important to “avoid clinging as a matter of routine or comfort to old rules in the face of changes in technology, competition, and consumer preference,” Bloomfield said -- but it’s also important to have clear “rules of the road.” The “rural call completion epidemic” is a “canary in a coal mine” that shows the risks that can arise without clear rules, she said. The FCC should also work to reduce regulatory uncertainty, she said, and reform the quantile regression analysis-based caps on high-cost USF support that have frozen broadband investment.