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The Kan. Corporation Commission approved a negotiated agreement b...

The Kan. Corporation Commission approved a negotiated agreement between SBC and CLEC Sage Telecom on the level of support Sage would receive from the state universal service fund for customers in high-cost areas served via UNEs. The issue had…

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threatened to delay Sage’s designation as an eligible telecom carrier (ETC) entitled to receive universal service subsidies. Sage had wanted to receive the same per- line support SBC did, but SBC objected. Under the approved agreement, Sage will get state USF support equal to the lesser of the UNE price it pays and the per-line subsidy SBC receives.