Dish Updates Petition Seeking ETC Status
Dish Wireless filed an amended petition at the FCC seeking eligible telecom carrier status in the federal default states of Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire and North Carolina and in the District of Columbia (see 2302020030). “Designation of DISH…
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Wireless as an ETC will make wireless broadband services more robust and more affordable to low-income consumers,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 09-197. Granting the petition would also “promote the public interest in broadband deployment in underserved areas by better positioning the Company to pursue broadband infrastructure funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and other programs,” Dish said.