National Exchange Carrier Assn. (NECA) asked FCC to reconsider Wi...
National Exchange Carrier Assn. (NECA) asked FCC to reconsider Wireline Bureau’s July 30 order rejecting NECA’s formula for distributing high-cost universal service support to “average schedule companies.” Bureau rejected NECA’s proposal to base support on “expense adjustment per loop”…
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formula, opting instead for cost per loop (CPL) method. In July 29 petition for reconsideration, NECA said 16 companies would see reduced amounts of universal service funding as result. NECA urged agency, if it decided to retain CPL formula, to approve supplemental payment mechanism for companies that would experience reductions in 2002 high-cost support. NECA makes filings on behalf of small telcos.