RWA, NTCA Raise More Rip-and-Replace Concerns
Rural Wireless Association and NTCA representatives jointly met with FCC Wireline Bureau staff on problems small carriers face in the agency’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program. The Competitive Carriers Association recently raised similar concerns (see 2312040015). Locking "the…
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entire application when a modification request is filed has significantly delayed program participants’ ability to efficiently complete the replacement, removal, and disposal process and timely pay their respective vendors,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 18-89. When the fund administrator issues requests for information “for very small discrepancies in dollar amounts (less than $1), it is creating hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in costs for the program participants who must then consult with their respective vendors, consultants and/or attorneys to respond appropriately,” they said.