CCA Says FCC Must Get Challenge Rules Right on New Mobility Fund
The Competitive Carriers Association said the FCC must get the rules right on the challenge process for Mobility Fund II support. CCA reported on various discussions with FCC officials as the FCC seeks comment on the rules for challenging whether…
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a market should receive funding (see 1702230042). “CCA encouraged the FCC to anchor its Mobility Fund II funding decisions on accurate service data and a sound challenge process, and reiterated its recommendation that the Commission adopt data collection standards to ensure that evidence supporting final determinations for areas eligible to receive Mobility Fund II support is clear, rigorous, and above all, reliable,” CCA said in a filing in docket 10-208. “To ensure that limited resources allocated for Mobility Fund II are put to their best use, the FCC must standardize inconsistent underlying data to present on-the-ground broadband coverage that reflects consumers’ actual mobile experiences.” The FCC also must ensure carriers have adequate time to respond during the challenge process, CCA said.