RWA Asks FCC to Probe Verizon 4G Coverage Claims
The FCC should investigate 4G LTE coverage claimed by Verizon and require the carrier to refile data to correct any overstatement, the Rural Wireless Association said in an informal request in docket 10-208. RWA last week applauded FCC Chairman Ajit…
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Pai for circulating an order to extend by 90 days the window to file challenges to the eligibility map for the upcoming Mobility Fund II auction (see 1808030042). “Commission review of Verizon’s claimed coverage is critical,” RWA General Counsel Carri Bennet said Monday. “Our participating small rural carrier members estimate that it will cost them each $1 million dollars or more to complete the challenge process -- a figure that could be dramatically reduced and used for deployment of rural broadband services if Verizon’s reported coverage was accurate.” Verizon didn’t comment.