The FCC shouldn’t discriminate against satellite broadband as it ...
The FCC shouldn’t discriminate against satellite broadband as it decides how to reform the universal service system, members of the satellite industry told the commission in reply comments last week. “There is simply no justification for uniquely classifying satellite…
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technology differently from other technologies for purposes of satisfying a carrier’s obligation to provide broadband services throughout its territory in order to qualify for universal service support,” said Virtual Geosatellite and AtContact Communications in a joint submission. The commission doesn’t need to worry about satellite broadband being “somewhat less desirable” because of latency and rain fade, SkyTerra said. “Both latency and rain fade problems have been greatly alleviated by improvements in technology and have virtually no impact on customers’ most common uses for the Internet, including online searches, instant messaging, watching a video, sharing files and creating a blog,” SkyTerra said. Consumers qualifying for Lifeline and Link Up services should be able to obtain this funding by purchasing dual mode handsets “that are capable of communicating with both terrestrial wireless and mobile satellite services,” SkyTerra said.