Reps. Lee Terry, R-Neb., and Mike Ross, D-Ark., gave the thumbs...
Reps. Lee Terry, R-Neb., and Mike Ross, D-Ark., gave the thumbs up to the incumbent-backed ABC plan and the complementary rural plan that goes with it. In a letter released Tuesday, the legislators said “details remain to be fleshed out…
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by the FCC,” but “this framework clearly creates a path forward for comprehensive USF and intercarrier compensation reform.” The pair “strongly urge the FCC to maintain the key elements of the America’s Broadband Connectivity and Joint Rural Association proposals as you consider other proposals to revise the plan.” Echoing the talking points of the ABC plan proponents, Terry and Ross said they “believe the FCC should [pursue] a USF reform framework that is fiscally responsible, enforceable, and sustainable, providing opportunities for a wide range of robust broadband technologies to compete."