FCC Gets Diverse Advice From Wireless Industry on Mobility Fund II as RWA Calls Pai
U.S. Cellular supports “the concept of a one-time data collection in place of using FCC Form 477 data” in a draft order on rules for the Mobility Fund II program, the carrier said. CTIA proposed the plan. U.S. Cellular met…
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with aides to Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Mike O’Rielly on the proposal, circulated by Chairman Ajit Pai July 13 for commissioners' Aug. 3 meeting (see 1707130059), said a filing in docket 10-208. “It builds networks consistent with the standards agreed to in the CTIA plan, and urged the Commission to retain these requirements,” the carrier said. “Proposed adjustments will increase the relative cell size, in some cases significantly, reducing the amount of area eligible for Mobility Fund Phase II support.” But the Rural Wireless Association raised objections, including on a call with Pai. “RWA is disappointed that the Commission has failed to include a 1 Mbps upload threshold to determine MFII support-eligible areas,” said a filing. “Upload speeds are crucial to the end user’s experience -- particularly real-time data exchanges like those required for the distance learning and telemedicine applications.”