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The FCC hadn’t issued a decision on universal service support and...

The FCC hadn’t issued a decision on universal service support and eligible telecom carrier (ETC) designation at our deadline Fri. The Commission wasn’t required to vote until the Sun. (Feb. 27) deadline but sources said all commissioners probably would…

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cast votes by Fri.’s end. The item involves a controversial recommendation by the Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service to limit support to one line per customer. The board also recommended the FCC adopt “permissive federal guidelines” for states to use when deciding whether to designate competitive carriers as eligible telecom carriers (ETCs), which permits them to receive universal service funding.