RWA Opposes CTIA, T-Mobile Proposed Changes to Mobility Fund Rules
The Rural Wireless Association objected to CTIA and T-Mobile petitions for reconsideration seeking changes to the challenge process for phase 2 of the Mobility Fund (MFII) (see 1704270011). Don't "weaken the service requirements it adopted for MFII support recipients,” RWA…
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said in an opposition in docket 10-208. T-Mobile requested that the commission revise the speed requirement from 10 Mbps downlink and 1 Mbps uplink (10/1) to 5/1, with less rigorous latency requirements, RWA said. “MFII service requirements should not merely reflect the current network capabilities of nationwide carriers that, in some cases, have largely focused their coverage efforts in urban and suburban areas -- not in rural areas,” RWA said. “T-Mobile references data only from the four nationwide carriers. It does not include data from any of the large regional carriers or small, rural carriers -- many of which operate robust networks in places where the nationwide carriers do not.” CTIA, along with its five largest members, proposed the FCC do a one-time coverage data collection in lieu of using Form 477 data. “While appreciative of efforts by these carriers and CTIA, RWA is concerned that the Nationwide Carriers’ Proposal is unnecessarily overbroad, inefficient, and will delay MFII implementation,” the group said.