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Some proposals contained in the FCC’s Universal Service Fund/intercarrier compensation...

Some proposals contained in the FCC’s Universal Service Fund/intercarrier compensation rulemaking notice released Feb. 9 may hurt broadband services in the most rural areas of North Dakota, the state’s regulators wrote the FCC. Any abrupt elimination or reduction of funding…

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for infrastructure without a reasonable opportunity for carriers to recover their investments would have serious repercussions on the availability, affordability, and/or quality of broadband services for rural consumers, the Public Service Commission said. It urged the FCC to ensure that any actions won’t undermine states’ interests in protecting consumers.