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AT&T urged the FCC to impose the interim cap on Universal Service...

AT&T urged the FCC to impose the interim cap on Universal Service Fund high-cost support “as quickly as possible,” to “minimize the uncertainty now faced by” competitive eligible telecommunications carriers. “Many states require CETCs to make build-out commitments and…

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USF certifications beginning in June and it is difficult for CETCs to respond to these requests before the state cap amounts are determined,” AT&T said in a meeting with the Wireline Bureau, according to an ex parte filing. AT&T also suggested that the FCC publish statewide cap amounts and quarterly reduction factors by state “to help CETCs manage in the new capped environment.”