FCC wants to discontinue Alaska Bush Earth Station (Bush) policy,...
FCC wants to discontinue Alaska Bush Earth Station (Bush) policy, Commission said in proposed rulemaking. Currently Bush policy precludes installing or operating more than one satellite earth station in any Alaskan Bush community for competitive carriage of interstate Message…
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Telephone Service (MTS) communications, Commission said. Because satellite communication often has been only means of interconnecting Bush communities with public switched telephone network, Bush Policy has operated as regulatory entry barrier to facilities-based competition, Commission said. Eliminating Bush policy would end long-standing exception to general policy favoring open entry for facilities-based competition for interstate telecom services, FCC said. Comments are due in 30 days, replies 45 days later.