Alaska-based General Communication Inc. believes “the need to procure...
Alaska-based General Communication Inc. believes “the need to procure transport from a remote community to Anchorage was the highest priority for E-rate support,” GCI executives told wireline aides to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Commissioners Mike O'Rielly, Ajit Pai and…
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Jessica Rosenworcel July 2. Priority One telecom services should “take precedence” if there’s a funding dilemma between Priority One and new support for Wi-Fi-based internal connections, said the cable operator in an ex parte filing posted Tuesday to docket 13-184. “Otherwise, schools and libraries could be left with high-capacity internal connections, but without the resources to reach from the community back to an Internet aggregation point.” There might not be a budget shortfall for Priority One, but uncertainty particularly in three to five years “could have an immediate impact, as schools and libraries generally enter into three-year term contracts in order to obtain the most advantageous pricing,” GCI said. It said continuing to give Priority One precedence “preserves contracting certainty for the recurring telecommunications services support” (http://bit.ly/1vXO2UC). Splits are emerging at the commission on E-rate, with a Friday vote on an order nearing. (See separate reports above in this issue.)