‘It’s critical that the universal service system adapts to keep p...
“It’s critical that the universal service system adapts to keep pace with the dramatic changes driving the sector,” said USTelecom President Walter McCormick as the telecom association Thursday filed comments on three universal service proceedings. USTelecom urged the FCC…
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to cap high- cost support and “gradually remove access support” for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers. The FCC should phase out support for multiple wireless lines in one household, and look at end-user rates when it calculates high-cost support for fixed line ETCs, USTelecom said. The association supported using reverse auctions to “reduce the number of wireless competitive ETCs to one per geographic area” and determine their support. USTelecom also urged the FCC to target USF subsidies at high-cost wire centers within large study areas and “begin the transition to project-based support to build out service in areas lacking wireless coverage.”