The regression analysis-based caps on USF support appear to have...
The regression analysis-based caps on USF support appear to have been implemented without any publicly available testing to confirm or falsify them, the NTCA told FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and advisers Friday (http://xrl.us/bng3ej). If such testing has been conducted, the…
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commission should produce the results; if not, the commission should suspend the caps, conduct testing and ultimately provide much clearer rules to enable company managers in the field to understand which investments will be recoverable through USF support, NTCA said. Otherwise, the association cautioned, “rural broadband investment by small rural carriers may grind to a halt."