CenturyLink Says 1.36 Million Qwest Locations Lack 1.5 Mbps Access, Cites Alternatives
CenturyLink reported more than 1.36 million locations in the legacy Qwest region lacked access to 1.5 Mbps from the company as of April 1. "Nearly all of these locations, however, are in census blocks with multiple other broadband providers offering…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
service at much higher speeds," said the telco filing, posted Tuesday in FCC docket 10-110, following up on meeting Wireline Bureau staffers on commitments in the takeover. It said Form 477 data show 57 percent of the locations are in blocks served by cable, 73 percent by fixed wireless, and nearly all are by national wireless and satellite providers. It concluded that "at least 65% [of the locations] are in census blocks with at least three other providers" and "at least 25%, and probably as much as 50%, are in census blocks with 4-8 providers of broadband offering speeds at least 3 times as fast, and frequently 40 times faster."