FCC Extends June Comment Deadlines on USTelecom Forbearance Bid to August, September
The FCC extended comment deadlines into late summer on a USTelecom petition for incumbent telco forbearance relief from unbundling discounts and other wholesale duties. Instead of comments being due Thursday and replies June 22, they will now be due Aug.…
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6 and Sept. 5, respectively, said a Wireline Bureau order Friday in docket 18-141, partially granting various requests. The bureau also issued a protective order. Many parties, from other telecom associations to state utility regulators, sought more time, and some also opposed the deregulation that USTelecom sought (see 1805210049). The ILEC association was OK with an extension (see 1805220056).