FCC Commissioners Get Maria Update from Puerto Rico Telecom Board President
FCC commissioners heard updates on Hurricane Maria recovery from Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres in separate meetings Monday and Tuesday, said ex-parte letters (here and here) posted Thursday in dockets 10-90 and 17-344. “Still, months after the…
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landfall of Maria in Puerto Rico, electrical power, telecommunications infrastructure and services, and basic business and government services face serious headwinds in restoring operations to pre-hurricane levels,” the letter said. Torres urged support for high-cost rural areas, including advance release of $76 million in USF disbursements. She said 92 percent of towers and 67 percent of wireline services are restored.