CenturyLink, AT&T Urge Limits on Proposed Arizona School Fund
The Arizona Corporation Commission should narrow funding for broadband to rural areas and commercially provisioned, finished services, CenturyLink said in Tuesday comments on the ACC’s proposed broadband fund for rural schools (see 1702080022). But the ISP praised the commission’s other…
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Feb. 15 revisions to draft amendments to the state’s USF rules, including capping the proposed fund at $8 million, limiting collection to 12 months and limiting the program to the 2017 and 2018 E-rate funding cycle. In other comments, AT&T urged the commission to clarify that it’s not asserting regulatory jurisdiction over broadband, prohibit overbuilding and limit funds to E-rate special construction projects. The Arizona commission plans an all-day workshop on the matter Thursday at 1 p.m. EST, the agency said in a Wednesday news release.