Four Democratic members of Congress representing American Samoa, Guam, the...
Four Democratic members of Congress representing American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands urged the FCC to adopt an alternative universal service reform approach for the Insular Areas by exempting insular carriers…
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from any phase-down of, or caps on, current levels of high-cost support, they said in a joint letter to the FCC. They also asked the FCC to exempt Insular Areas from its prior decision to cap support for competitive carriers at March 2008 levels. They urged the commission not to implement a reverse auction mechanism for broadband funding in the Insular Areas. Phasing down support from the already reduced cap levels could be devastating to consumers in the Insular Areas, they said. The members include Madeleine Bordallo (Guam), EniFaleomavaega (American Samos), Donna Christian-Christensen(Virgin Islands), and Gregorio Sablan (Northern Mariana Islands).