RLECs Urge FCC to Scrap USF Voice Rate Floor; NCTA Opposed
Rural telco groups urged the FCC to eliminate or change a rate floor that requires rate-of-return carriers to charge customers a certain monthly amount for basic voice service to avoid losing USF support. NTCA (here), WTA (here) and the Pennsylvania…
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Public Utility Commission (here) were among those seeking to scrap the rate floor in comments posted in docket 10-90 Monday and Tuesday, with the RLEC groups suggesting modifications if the rule is retained. USTelecom said the commission "should take a serious look" at making changes or eliminating the rate floor, while ITTA said it backed "an exploration of whether to disaggregate the current single national rate floor." NCTA said "some form of the rate floor" should be maintained.