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Paul Gluckman, Executive Senior Editor, is a 30-year Warren Communications News veteran having joined the company in May 1989 to launch its Audio Week publication. In his long career, Paul has chronicled the rise and fall of physical entertainment media like the CD, DVD and Blu-ray and the advent of ATSC 3.0 broadcast technology from its rudimentary standardization roots to its anticipated 2020 commercial launch.

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Lawmakers Urge Temporary USF Cap on Competitive Carriers
July 5, 2007 by Anne Veigle|Miscellaneous

The FCC should impose the proposed temporary cap on subsidies to competitive carriers from the high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF), several members of Congress said in letters to the FCC the past few weeks. The letters came as wireless carriers worked the Hill seeking political support for encouraging the FCC to tweak a May 1 Federal- State Joint Board proposal to place an interim cap on funding for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (CETC), who mostly are wireless providers. Most lawmakers writing the FCC said consumers will see higher costs without the cap.

Wireless Industry Seeks Modification of ETC Requirements
August 18, 2005 by Susan Polyakova|Miscellaneous

The wireless industry urged the FCC to ignore ILECs’ request and modify a requirement that wireless ETC applicants submit formal 5-year network improvement plans to the agency to show they can provide the supported services. Wireline incumbents, who want that requirement maintained, said the plans provide target completion dates for each project that receives universal service support and ultimately will lead to a network that provides coverage throughout an ETC-designated area. Calling the requirement “unrealistic” and “overly burdensome,” wireless carriers asked the Commission to shorten the required build-out plan to 18 months or less.

Neb. no longer may be shut out of the Universal Service Fund’s no...
January 12, 2004 by Terry Lane|Miscellaneous

Neb. no longer may be shut out of the Universal Service Fund’s nonrural support fund, but Rep. Terry (R-Neb.) said he would continue to push for legislation that would change the FCC’s formula for distributing USF money to large ILECs delivering service to rural areas. Late last month, the FCC made slight changes in the distribution formula that resulted in more states’ getting funding (CD Dec 30 p6). The nonrural fund, which distributes $235 million to ILECs serving rural customers, has been criticized on Capitol Hill because only 8 states had been getting funding under the FCC’s statewide formula. The recent changes will increase that number to 10, as Neb. and S.D. will get money. Several of the 8 states get more funding under the new system, with Miss. adding $11 million to total $131.2 million and Ky. rising more than $3 million to $23.9 million. W.Va. lost $6 million and Me. lost $3.5 million under the new formula. Neb. will get about $8 million. “I'm encouraged that the FCC found a way to help Nebraska,” Terry said, but “the system is still horribly broken. This will not deter me from moving forward with my legislation to fix the USF system for other rural states. We've still got a long way to go to fix this problem.” Terry said the system was “ridiculous, arbitrary.” He has introduced a bill (HR-1582) that would change the FCC’s system to one that evaluated costs based on wire centers rather than statewide averages, which Terry said would distribute the funds more evenly. The bill is stalled as House Commerce Committee Chmn. Tauzin (R-La.) has said he prefers a comprehensive solution to fixing USF instead of a piecemeal approach. The bill has 71 co-sponsors. Sen. Smith (R-Ore.) also has introduced a similar bill (S-1380), which has 25 co-sponsors, including Senate Commerce Committee Chmn. McCain (R-Ariz.)