The FCC must address “statistical and data-related shortcomings” of the...
The FCC must address “statistical and data-related shortcomings” of the regression analysis-based caps on USF support, NTCA told aides to Commissioners Robert McDowell, Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel on Monday, an ex parte filing said (http://xrl.us/bn9w6k). Broader concerns exist about…
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the “persistent lack of transparency, accuracy, and predictability” of the capping mechanisms, NTCA said. Before applying additional constraints on USF support, the commission must first study the effect of current reforms on end user rates, service quality, broadband adoption, state universal funds, and the advancement of broadband-capable network deployment and sustainable ongoing operations by carriers of last resort, NTCA said.