Broadband data and the Universal Service Fund are related because “in order to know...
Broadband data and the Universal Service Fund are related because “in order to know what the magnitude of the issues is and where the issues are, we need to get better data,” FCC Wireline Bureau Chief Sharon Gillett said at…
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the Broadband Policy Summit, sponsored by Pike & Fischer. Universal service should be revamped in a way that “reflects what consumers are buying out in the world” and “should encourage and reward efficiency,” said Scott Bergmann, CTIA assistant vice president of regulatory affairs. The mandates and support should match each another, said Windstream Vice President Eric Einhorn. “We are not going to meet a mandate that’s not funded, and likewise we shouldn’t have funding that exceeds a mandate because of the efficiency and fairness principles.” The National Broadband Plan’s target of 4 Mbps service says “we're settling for second-class broadband service,” said Dan Mitchell, legal affairs vice president for the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. That speed “will be obsolete by the end of this year.” The goal for the nation is 100 Mbps, Gillett said. Because about half the country has 4 Mbps, “it is a target.”