The Alaska Telephone Association agrees that Alaska and Hawaii sh...
The Alaska Telephone Association agrees that Alaska and Hawaii should be exempted from pending changes to Universal Service Fund distribution, the association said in meetings last week with FCC Commissioners. However, “the identical support rule should not remain in…
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effect indefinitely,” it said. The association is concerned that “a broadband standard that did not apply to the non-contiguous states could result in our citizens being left without comparable access.” The association met with Commissioners Robert McDowell and Deborah Tate, and aides to Commissioners Kevin Martin, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, according to an ex parte. Comments on three plans to revamp USF and intercarrier compensation are due Wednesday.