FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed Universal Service Fund reform proposals...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed Universal Service Fund reform proposals “understate the significant funding needs for wireless carriers,” the Rural Cellular Association wrote him, according to a Wednesday news release. RCA urged Genachowski to expand the proposed mobility fund “and…
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not to prematurely withdraw existing high-cost support without set replacement mechanisms to prevent a gap in funding that would unnecessarily harm consumers,” the group said. President Steven Berry said in he is “extremely concerned” by the proposals in the pending order. “The future of many competitive carriers depends on USF reform, and I can only hope that the FCC’s decision in the coming days will look to the future of wireless and provide sufficient and predictable funding for mobile services."