WISPA Asks FCC to Lower Speed Threshold for Unsubsidized Rivals in RLEC Model Offer
The Wireless ISP Association asked the FCC to modify a draft order's conclusion to offer Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support to rate-of-return carriers in areas already served by unsubsidized providers with broadband below 25/3 Mbps. Lower the speed…
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threshold to 10/1 Mbps or seek further comment in a Further NPRM attached to the draft slated for a vote at Wednesday's commissioners meeting, suggested WISPA Friday in meetings with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai and Mike O'Rielly. It hadn't been posted, but a similar filing Thursday on a meeting with an aide Commissioner Brendan Carr posted in docket 10-90. WISPA said the FCC "should rely on the most recent version of Form 477 in determining the broadband speeds offered by unsubsidized competitors in defining areas eligible for A-CAM II support, and should consider adopting an interim reporting or challenge process to allow incumbent providers to provide updated information."