The FCC should change the rules under which cable companies are d...
The FCC should change the rules under which cable companies are designated as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC) so they can assist in providing universal service to rural communities, NCTA said in an ex parte filing (CC 96-45). Most states…
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require companies seeking ETC designation to provide service throughout the state, which excludes cable telephony companies that reach only part of a state, the filing said. This makes it “difficult or impossible” for most cable companies to obtain ETC designation and to receive universal service high cost fund support (HCF), it said. NCTA suggested the FCC require an ETC-designated cable telephone company to provide service throughout the area for which its affiliate cable TV company holds a franchise, rather than throughout the area for which designation is received.