NTCA, WTA Press FCC Staffers on Lifeline Petition for Recon
Rural telco officials met with commissioner aides to discuss Lifeline USF issues in their petition for reconsideration, one of many pending (see 1606240077 and 1608010028). NTCA and WTA welcomed FCC clarification of high-cost carrier stand-alone broadband Lifeline duties in response…
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to another petition seeking a temporary waiver, which was dismissed as moot (see 1701090031), but said more needs to be done. "Resolution of the items raised in the Petition for Reconsideration is critical to a stronger Lifeline mechanism that better serves low-income consumers and limits the administrative burden of participating in the program for the small businesses that NTCA and WTA represent," the groups said in filings (here, here and here) posted Tuesday in docket 11-42 on meetings with aides to Commissioner Ajit Pai, Michael O'Rielly and Mignon Clyburn.