FCC Seeks Comment on CAF High-Cost Recipient Performance Measures
The FCC sought to refresh the record on performance measures for certain recipients of Connect America Fund high-cost support, including incumbent telcos, rural broadband experiment providers, and CAF Phase II auction winners. Comments are due Dec. 6 on the measures,…
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which aim to ensure consumers get certain service levels, said a Wireline Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology public notice Monday in docket 10-90. The PN cited technology changes and USTelecom and price-cap carrier observations that new broadband customer premises equipment may include software allowing carrier tests for speed, latency and other measures across networks to a core peering interconnection point without involving customers. "In particular, we seek comment on whether the Commission should require the same testing method options and parameters for all high-cost recipients of support to serve fixed locations," it said. "If not, what different options or parameters should we consider, and why?"