The FCC should consider Cingular’s application to be designated a...
The FCC should consider Cingular’s application to be designated as an ETC in Va. only on its merits and not use the proceeding to focus on broader USF issues, Cingular said in reply comments. “The primary arguments in the…
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comments opposing Cingular’s petition actually have nothing to do with Cingular’s petition itself,” Cingular said: “Instead, these commenters seek to use Cingular’s petition as a vehicle to advance their positions in larger ongoing universal service rulemaking proceedings. Those issues should be addressed in the broader rulemaking proceedings, however, and not in the context of Cingular’s petition. Grant of Cingular’s petition in Virginia will in no way prejudice the Commission’s consideration of universal service reform.” Any claims it’s not deserving of ETC status are groundless, Cingular said: “Many areas are simply uneconomic to serve without support, either because of low population density, difficult topography, or both. This is true in the wireless as well as the wireline context.”