The CostQuest Associates broadband analysis tool, proposed as a method...
The CostQuest Associates broadband analysis tool, proposed as a method of modeling Phase II FCC USF Connect America Fund support for price cap carriers, doesn’t adequately capture Alaska costs, Alaska Communications Systems Group told the Wireline Bureau in an ex…
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parte filing posted Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bm7y9m). ACS expressed concern with the model’s omission of undersea cable costs of transporting broadband traffic from Alaska to the nearest Internet access point; the non-fiber transmission cost of transporting voice and data traffic between the serving wire center and other aggregation points in the network; and the fuel, labor and transportation costs of operating and maintaining remote serving wire centers and microwave facilities. ACS also questioned whether the information provided thus far, and access to the model’s mechanisms, are sufficient for third-party analysis.