FCC Rejects U.S. Cellular Appeal of Bureau Decision Denying Certification Waiver
The FCC rejected an appeal of a Wireline Bureau decision that denied a request of USCOC of Cumberland and Hardy Cellular Telephone (both U.S. Cellular units) to waive USF high-cost support filing deadlines. Rules 54.809(c) and 54.904(d) required eligible telecom…
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carriers receiving interstate access support and interstate common line support to make certain certifications every year. While they've now been largely superseded by new rules under the 2011 USF and intercarrier compensation transformation order, the FCC said, U.S. Cellular in 2008 sought a waiver from the previous deadlines but was denied by the bureau and filed an application for review by the full commission. In its unanimous order Wednesday in docket 08-71, the FCC said the company failed to establish any grounds to overturn the bureau decision. U.S. Cellular didn't comment Thursday.