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Telecom Advisors Say States May Have to Make Up Shortfall from CAF Reforms
States must act – and act promptly—to determine how they will address an impending shortfall in funding for rural broadband and telecom services, says Balhoff & Williams.
FCC Report Recommends Reducing Small Telco Rate of Return
A report issued by the Federal Communications Commission recommends a substantial reduction in the rate of return that the nation’s smallest telephone companies earn.
Level 3 to Pay $975,000 in Rural Call Completion Settlement
Level 3 has agreed to make a $975,000 “voluntary contribution” to the U.S. Treasury as part of the settlement of an FCC investigation into the carrier’s rural call completion practices.
NTCA: Uncertainty Drove 69% of Rural Telcos to Cancel Projects
69% of small telephone companies have postponed or canceled plans to upgrade their landline communications networks because of uncertainty about Universal Service and inter-carrier compensation reform,
NTCA Asks FCC for Clarification, Incentives on IP Interconnection
The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is asking the FCC to confirm that carriers should pay inter-carrier compensation when they exchange telecom traffic in IP format — a move that appears driven by AT&T’s
Colorado Bill Would Phase Out State High-Cost Universal Service Fund
A proposal to phase out a statewide high-cost Universal Service program in Colorado has angered CenturyLink. A CenturyLink executive told