Colorado Telecommunications Association Asks Carr to Back Draft Rate-of-Return USF Order
Colorado Telecommunications Association representatives asked Commissioner Brendan Carr to back FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s order on circulation (see 1801100029) to provide more USF funding to rate-of-return and model-based support companies, CTA recounted Wednesday in docket 10-90. Executive Vice President Peter…
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Kirchhof and others at Monday's meeting sought a "long-term predictable funding solution for rural broadband" and to ensure "broadband funding be scrutinized to avoid overbuilding of existing networks," he wrote. Other attendees besides Carr's aides were David Shipley, Ronny Puckett and Terry Hendrickson, the filing said; the group's website said Shipley is affiliated with Rye Telephone, Puckett with Plains Cooperative Telephone and Hendrickson with Wiggins Telephone Association. The meeting took place in Boulder, Kirchhof emailed us. "We simply shared our thoughts on why the funding is important to our members."