The FCC should follow the industry, state government and public interest...
The FCC should follow the industry, state government and public interest commenters that reject the universal service fund reform plans brokered by incumbent local exchange carriers, which represent the “parochial interests of a very narrow industry segment,” said satellite broadband…
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providers in joint comments (http://xrl.us/bmcq7u). The providers, which include Spacenet, ViaSat and ViaSat’s subsidiary WildBlue, Dish Network, its sister company EchoStar, and EchoStar subsidiary Hughes, filed reply comments in docket 10-90 on USF proposals. (See separate story this issue). Suggestions that satellite broadband is inferior to terrestrial are based on satellite offerings that are congested due to oversubscription, they said. Coming ViaSat and Hughes high-throughput satellites will add speed, quality and capacity, they said. Satellite broadband will meet the requirements of the program and has been recognized by the agency as qualified for universal service support, they said.