Wireless carrier NTCH said the FCC should consolidate the phase...
Wireless carrier NTCH said the FCC should consolidate the phase I and phase II Mobility Funds into a single support process. The suggestion came in comments filed at the FCC in reaction to a further rulemaking notice on the Universal…
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Service Fund (http://xrl.us/bmo6cc). The carrier previously raised the issue in a petition for reconsideration of the USF reform order. “It is unclear why the Commission opted to split the funding for mobility operations and support into two distinct phases,” NTCH said. “Looked at holistically, any service provider assessing the viability of constructing a telecommunications system in an underserved area and providing service there for the long term would need to know both how much USF support is available at the outset and how much will be available for operating expenses.”