The Satellite Industry Assn. has been meeting with FCC aides to l...
The Satellite Industry Assn. has been meeting with FCC aides to lobby for reverse auctions to be instituted for distributing universal service subsidies, according to several filings. The satellite industry has been paying into the Universal Service Fund, SIA…
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Exec. Dir. David Cavossa said, but won’t be eligible to receive subsidies until the FCC declares broadband services eligible. If satellite operators ask for subsidies only for the customer dish and modem, the service could be less expensive than running cable, fiber or telephone lines to rural, remote areas, said Cavossa. SIA is proposing a pilot USF program to test its hypothesis in the market, Cavossa said.