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Osage Nation Urges FCC Action on ETC Petition

The Osage Nation urged the FCC to act on its amended petition to receive an eligible telecom carrier (ETC) designation. The tribe told an aide to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel its petition has been pending for more than a year and…

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the ETC designation is necessary to ensure it can obtain services through Lifeline. The designation would also "ensure rapid deployment" to residents through a $40.7 million grant from NTIA (see 2208180056), the tribe said in an ex parte filing posted Monday in docket 09-197.