Industry Supports Petitions for CAF-II LOC Requirement Waiver
Waive letter-of-credit requirements for Connect America Fund Phase II, industry asked the FCC in comments posted through Tuesday in docket 10-90. Skybeam and the CAF II Coalition petitioned for waivers to conform with recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund rules (see…
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2003110034). CAF-II LOC requirements are "far more onerous than the less restrictive obligations of future RDOF auction winners," USTelecom said. Use the same logic that led to RDOF LOC to support "a retroactive decision now to establish parity for CAF II auction winners," the group added. The Wireless ISP Association called it "entirely reasonable" to ensure requirements establish parity, "particularly where equal treatment will foster the timely delivery of improved broadband service" to "advance Commission policy objectives." NCTA said "granting the request will serve the public interest by allowing support recipients to deploy broadband more expeditiously while continuing to provide adequate protection in cases where buildout commitments are unmet." "Lift the yoke" off small, family-owned providers by revising LOC rules, LocalTel Communications said.