CTIA said it supported Western Wireless request that FCC give it ...
CTIA said it supported Western Wireless request that FCC give it eligible telecom carrier (ETC) status so it could qualify for universal service funding for service at Pine Ridge Reservation in S.D. CTIA said determining whether FCC had jurisdiction…
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was “balancing test” since primary jurisdiction usually was with state regulators. However, this is clear-cut, CTIA said. Because population of Pine Ridge is “overwhelmingly Native American,” Western Wireless’s service isn’t subject to state jurisdiction, “but is entirely within the scope of the FCC’s authority,” CTIA said. S.D. PUC denied Western Wireless’s request for statewide ETC status but CTIA said this petition was separate from that.