FCC Denies CRC's Connect America Fund Noncompliance Waiver
The FCC Wireline Bureau has rejected a petition by CRC Communications asking for a waiver of agency rules about Connect America Fund Phase II noncompliance. In a docket 10-90 order Friday, the bureau said that while CRC argued that its…
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subcontractor, WiValley, going out of business made it unable to fulfill its CAF Phase II carrier obligations, CRC didn't explain how it failed to notice it wasn't actually offering service meeting FCC requirements despite certifying that it was. CRC will be subject to CAF Phase II noncompliance measures if it doesn't serve its required number of locations, the bureau said.