The Ida. PUC refused to reconsider its July denial of eligible te...
The Ida. PUC refused to reconsider its July denial of eligible telecom carrier (ETC) status to 2 wireless carriers, leaving them ineligible to receive federal universal service subsidies for their southeastern Ida. service areas. The PUC had denied ETC…
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status to Clear Talk Communications because it appeared the carrier planned to serve only the low-cost, high-revenue portions of its study area, leaving wireline incumbents to serve the remote remainder. Nextel Partners had been denied ETC status after the PUC concluded that it had no facilities to serve the remote portions of its study area. The PUC said neither carrier presented any evidence to warrant rehearings. Comr. Marsha Smith dissented from the denial of reconsideration to Nextel. She said Nextel had presented new plans for building 9 new cell sites if it received ETC subsidies, thereby demonstrating its commitment to expand its service area with federal USF subsidies.