Too Soon for Triennial Indiana USF Review, Says Telecom Industry
It’s premature to revamp Indiana USF, the telecom industry said in a settlement agreement last week at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The state regulator March 21 opened its triennial review process for the state USF in docket 45064, with…
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questions including if VoIP should contribute to IUSF and if the fund should support broadband deployment. IUSF is accomplishing universal service objectives and the fund's operation and administration is "adequate and efficient" for contributors and recipients, said the joint filing Thursday by the Indiana Exchange Carrier Association, the Indiana Broadband and Technology Association, CenturyLink and Frontier Communications. “As it remains too soon to determine the full impact of the FCC’s comprehensive USF and ICC reform, the Commission should issue an Order concluding this triennial review and maintaining the status quo with respect to the IUSF.”