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FCC Seeks Comment on NTCA/USTelecom Bid for RLEC Broadband USF Contribution Relief

The FCC invited input on a telco request for targeted USF contribution relief for RLECs while the agency seeks to revise the subsidy program's industry funding system. Comments are due Sept. 13, replies Sept. 28 on a joint NTCA/USTelecom petition…

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seeking temporary forbearance from the application of USF contribution requirements to rural telcos' broadband internet access transmission services, pending commission USF contribution decisions for other broadband services (see 1706140064), said a Wireline Bureau public notice in docket 17-206 Monday.