CTIA Asks States to Go Back to Revenue-Based USF
CTIA asked the Utah Public Service Commission to reverse its decision to adopt a connections-based contribution system for state USF. CTIA filed an application Monday for hearing and request for stay in docket 17-R360-01 that would hold back the new…
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method and return the state to a revenue-based mechanism. The effective rule isn’t competitively neutral and non-discriminatory between prepaid and postpaid providers, doesn’t comply with Utah law and would burden the federal USF, CTIA said. CTIA on Monday also asked the Nebraska PSC to reconsider its decision to adopt a connections-based contribution method, but the filing isn’t yet online, a PSC spokesman said Wednesday. The state chair of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service said this week that state members agreed to a recommendation on revamping USF contribution systems but are waiting for federal members (see 1711130035).