The FCC needs to act on the application of Adak...
The FCC needs to act on the application of Adak Eagle Enterprises and Windy City Cellular for a waiver of USF rules, CEO Larry Mayes said in a meeting with Priscilla Argeris, aide to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. The companies serve…
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remote Adak Island, Alaska. “WCC and AEE emphasized that it has been 163 days since the WCC Petition was filed and 114 days since the AEE Petition was filed,” the companies said in an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bnqbvm). “The companies have received no indication of when the Commission will move forward with a final decision on either Petition,” the filing said. “The companies have promptly responded to all requests for information, and have consistently offered to provide whatever additional information staff desires in order to expeditiously reach a decision.” Costs continue to mount, Mayes said. “The waiver process has been extremely expensive, onerous and frustrating for a small carrier that is now operating at a loss for both its wireless and wireline services while continuing to provide these services to remote Adak Island.” For WCC to continue providing wireless service to residents of Adak, it will need a two-year delay and five-year phased-in implementation of certain universal service rules, the filing said: “At a minimum,” WCC will need “funding sufficient to cover operations until Mobility Fund Phase II support is made available."