FCC 'Wrapping Up' Probe of Carriers' MF-II Coverage Claims, Pai Tells Senators
FCC “staff is actively wrapping up” its investigation into whether top wireless carriers submitted incorrect broadband-service coverage data in violation of Mobility Fund Phase II rules (see 1812070048), Chairman Ajit Pai said in his written response to a question from…
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Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Wicker asked for further information on the investigation as a follow-up to the committee's June FCC oversight hearing (see 1906120076). Wicker in December abandoned plans for an amendment to FY 2019 federal spending legislation that would force the FCC to revisit its MF-II maps because of the investigation (see 1812100056). Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., temporarily placed a hold on Senate reconfirmation of Commissioner Brendan Carr over his concerns about the commission's decision to suspend the window for responding to MF-II challenges amid the investigation (see 1812200060). “I hope that we will be able to report the results of [the MF-II] investigation soon,” Pai said. “The Commission’s next steps will depend on those results.”