America’s Broadband Connectivity plan and its rural complement are “a...
America’s Broadband Connectivity plan and its rural complement are “a useful and constructive starting point for USF and ICC reform” but they don’t do enough to protect mid-sized telcos, the Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance said in an ex parte…
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notice dated Tuesday. If the FCC adopts the so-called “triple zero” option for intercarrier compensation, “it should commit to conduct proceedings … at a reasonable point in each plan’s transition process to make an affirmative determination regarding whether the industry framework is working as contemplated,” ITTA said. The industry plans also don’t address “what would happen should a carrier that is operating under rate-of-return regulation wish to move to price cap” which “introduces some uncertainties” into the proposed reforms, ITTA said. The association reiterated its position that “carriers should be free to change their regulatory status. … Given the sweeping changes anticipated by the new rules, carriers should have the flexibility … to assess the impact of those changes on their businesses,” the association said. Finally, the association said it was concerned about having access to the ABC plan’s cost modeling. A spokeswoman for the six companies behind the ABC plan said that the companies share those concerns about access to modeling data and are working hard to fix it.