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FCC Issues Legacy CAF 'Phase Down' Offers; Updates Sought on Old Waiver Bids

The FCC announced legacy USF amounts available to price-cap telcos and fixed competitive eligible telecom carriers after authorization of Connect America Fund Phase II auction support. Carriers declining the "phase down support" have until April 11 to provide notice, state…

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by state, said a Wireline Bureau public notice in Wednesday's Daily Digest and docket 10-90. A CAF transition order adopted Feb. 14 (see 1902140032) decided "price cap carriers receiving legacy CAF Phase I frozen support prior to the CAF Phase II auction will continue receiving such support in areas won at auction until the first day of the month following the authorization of CAF Phase II support in the same areas," said the PN. "In auction-eligible areas not won at auction, price cap carriers will continue receiving legacy support for an interim period. Fixed competitive ETCs, however, will begin receiving two-thirds of their total frozen legacy support beginning the first day of the month following the first authorization of any CAF Phase II auction support nationwide, and will receive one-third of their support the following year, before their legacy support is eliminated." A Wireline Bureau PN Tuesday in docket 10-90 and others said certain high-cost USF waiver petitions filed 2006-2013 would be dismissed unless petitioners state their intention within 45 days to pursue them.