Any phase down of Universal Service Fund support for competitive...
Any phase down of Universal Service Fund support for competitive eligible telecom carriers should be gradual and give carriers a chance to adjust, said U.S. Cellular Executive Director Grant Spellmeyer in a call with Zac Katz, aide to FCC Chairman…
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Julius Genachowski. “During the course of that discussion, U.S. Cellular advocated that any phase down of existing CETC support adopted by the Commission be subject to a full five year (60 month) schedule commencing on July 1, 2012,” the company said in an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bmgwij). “In the alternative, U.S. Cellular recommended that if the phase down were to be completed by the end of the fourth year that it not commence until January 1, 2013, so as to permit existing build plans already made for ETC areas for 2012 to be fully realized. It would also allow time for the FCC to complete further rulemakings on CETC support anticipated to occur in 2012.” If the commission doesn’t allow time for phase downs it could “adversely impact tower construction during 2012,” the carrier said.