Universal service reform must be “competitively neutral,” said Lukas, Nace...
Universal service reform must be “competitively neutral,” said Lukas, Nace telecom lawyer David LaFuria in a meeting with Angela Kronenberg, adviser to Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. “We also discussed the ABC plan, including how a right of first refusal will…
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impede the development of high-quality broadband in rural areas for many years,” LaFuria said in an ex parte notice released Tuesday on docket 10-90 (http://xrl.us/bmenxe). “We also discussed the need for ongoing support of mobile broadband networks in rural America.” LaFuria, who represents rural wireless carriers, said “there is a need to invest additional funds in mobile broadband networks, even if it means increasing the size of the federal fund for a period of time so that sufficient support is available to ensure that rural citizens have access to services that are reasonably comparable to those available in urban areas,” the notice said. LaFuria also urged the commission not to “phase down support” for competitive eligible telcos, such as his clients, “until the Commission adopts a replacement mechanism,” the notice said. “It has been ten years since the last significant reform and it is therefore important that any phase down be properly coordinated with the implementation of a reformed mechanism,” LaFuria said.