FCC Seeks Comment on Alaska Telco Group's Petition for Lifeline Service Waiver, Clarification
The FCC invited input on an Alaska Telephone Association petition for adjustments to Lifeline minimum service duties in the state due to its remote geography and other characteristics. Comments are due Feb. 12 and replies Feb. 26 on the petition,…
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which "requests that the Commission clarify and waive certain Commission rules relating to the Lifeline minimum service standards for mobile broadband service and fixed broadband service in remote areas in Alaska," said a Wireline Bureau public notice Thursday in docket 11-42. On wireless, ATA asked the FCC to waive the 3G duty for remote Alaska eligible telecom carriers that don't yet offer at least that service level, and to waive the 3G requirement for all remote Alaska ETCs if the agency denies the service area clarification (see 1712060038).