FCC Rural USF, Tribal Opex Orders, Cable Channel Listing NPRM to Appear in Federal Register
FCC orders seeking to help rate-of-return telcos and a few tribal carriers are to take effect May 31, the day comments will be due on a cable channel listing NPRM. Two orders in docket 10-90 that provide up to $545…
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million in additional high-cost USF subsidy support to rate-of-return carriers and clarify their expense and cost-recovery rules (see 1803230025) are to appear in Tuesday's Federal Register, with an effective date 30 days after publication, which would be May 31. The FR is to publish Tuesday another order relaxing operating expense restrictions on high-cost support for an estimated five rural carriers primarily serving tribal lands (see 1804050028), triggering the same 30-day effective date of May 31. It's also to publish Tuesday an NPRM in docket 18-92 seeking comment on eliminating rules requiring cable carriers to keep channel listings in their main offices (see Notebook at end of 1804170038), with comments due in 30 days, May 31, and replies in 45 days, June 15.