Viasat Says CAF II Requires New Satellite Service Offers, Cites Usage Allowance Expectation
Viasat said its broadband satellite service must meet "stringent" FCC criteria, defending the $122 million of Connect America Fund Phase II support it won at auction. Satellite CAF II recipients must "offer a service tier and pricing that they otherwise…
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do not offer in the marketplace, including a usage allowance that is expected to increase," responded Chris Murphy, associate general counsel-regulatory affairs, to Windstream criticism (see 1811080031). "A core reason satellite providers have been given the opportunity to participate in CAF-II -- and have committed to offer high-quality broadband to the hardest-to-reach places in the U.S. -- is because incumbent [telcos] declined to take even more support from the FCC."