Input Invited on Lifeline Broadband Speed Waiver Bid of US Virgin Island Provider
Comments are due March 14, replies March 21 on a Broadband VI request for waiver through Dec. 1 from the FCC Wireline Bureau's updated Lifeline minimum speed standard for fixed broadband service, said a public notice Thursday in docket 11-42.…
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.
Temporary relief to allow Broadband VI to provide 10/1 Mbps to U.S. Virgin Island customers is warranted due to the company's focus on restoring service after hurricanes damaged its network in 2017 and 2018, said its Oct. 18 petition. An Oct. 24 filing on a meeting with bureau staffers further highlighted the damage.