Bestel is asking the FCC to return some $27,000 in...
Bestel is asking the FCC to return some $27,000 in late fees that were “abusively assessed” by the Universal Service Administrative Co., Bestel said in an appeal published Thursday. USAC has been mailing invoices to the company’s old Mexico City…
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address since last year, Bestel said, despite the company’s efforts to change its mailing address (http://xrl.us/bmhsac). “Upon receiving its first invoice nearly two months after the original due date, Bestel USA contacted USAC customer service and was informed that the company was not getting the invoices because the address registered with USAC was a non-working address in Mexico,” the company claimed in Thursday’s appeal. “Bestel USA was advised by USAC’s personnel to change its corporate address to an address in the United States (a requirement that is not present in the Commission’s rules). The company attempted to make this change over the phone, to ensure that invoices would be mailed to a working address as quickly as possible. USAC staff, however, refused to change the address, and instead demanded that the company send a revised Form 499-A to make the change. USAC’s actions are contrary to the public interest, not required by Commission rules, and harm the integrity of the Fund.” USAC didn’t comment.