FCC Revision of USF Should be 'Sufficient and Predictable,' NTCA Says
The FCC needs to revise the USF in way that's “sufficient and predictable,” said NTCA and Golden West Telecommunications CEO Denny Law in meetings with aides to all four FCC commissioners and staff from the Wireline Bureau, said an ex…
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parte filing posted Thursday in docket 10-90. Stakeholders have shown “overwhelming support” for “longer-term funding to promote universal service in rural areas,” the filing said. The agency also needs to “ensure the sustainability of any budgets adopted” to provide incentives to invest in broadband “for the benefit of rural consumers,” the filing said.