A group of wireless carriers withdrew their petition to have the ...
A group of wireless carriers withdrew their petition to have the FCC reconsider its interim cap on the Universal Service Fund high-cost program, according to a Friday ex parte. The Rural Cellular Association and a group of small wireless…
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competitive eligible telecom carriers challenged the cap earlier this month (CD Aug 6 p10). The ex parte didn’t explain the withdrawal, but a source with knowledge of the matter told us the group didn’t want to “waste a lot of time” at the FCC, planning instead to take their challenge to court next week. The carriers filed at the FCC first because they expected others to file reconsideration petitions, the source said. If the carriers immediately went to court and others filed challenges at the FCC, the court probably would hold the case in abeyance pending the FCC proceedings. Since no one else has filed reconsideration petitions, the RCA group can go to court, the source said.