C-Spire, U.S. Cellular, Allied Wireless and other small carriers opposed...
C-Spire, U.S. Cellular, Allied Wireless and other small carriers opposed a T-Mobile petition seeking reconsideration or clarification of the FCC’s USF/intercarrier compensation reform order. “Grant of the Petition would directly contravene the Commission’s overarching policy objective of reducing legacy USF…
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support payments,” the carriers said in an ex parte filing reporting on their meeting at the agency (http://xrl.us/bmzo7q). “In un-capped states (e.g., Arizona, Hawaii, Louisiana and Oregon) any additional support to T-Mobile would necessitate increased funding from the USF pool.” The carriers said the support T-Mobile is seeking “is for prior investment, made perhaps many years ago by T-Mobile, without a penny of high-cost support.”