NATOA, NLC Urge FCC to Act on Infrastructure Recon Petitions
FCC failure to act on petitions to reconsider two summer infrastructure orders is delaying the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals cases on the “legal soundness" of the August and September rulings, local governments said, posted Monday in dockets including…
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17-79. NATOA, the National League of Cities and city officials met Wednesday with the Wireline Bureau. Localities urged the FCC to reject requests to extend to wireline providers the interpretation of Section 253 from the challenged September order, which they said considered “unique characteristics and economics of small wireless facilities deployment” and doesn’t apply to wireline. The FCC should continually review appropriate broadband speeds for rural areas by carriers getting federal support, including upload speeds important to businesses and remote workers, said local governments. Attendees included NATOA President and Boston Broadband and Cable Director Mike Lynch, Councilmember Andy Huckaba of Lenexa, Kansas; Mayor Stephanie Piko of Centennial, Colorado; Councilmember John Fogle of Loveland, Colorado; Council Member Jesse Barlow of State College, Pennsylvania; and Vice Mayor Corina Lopez, Council Members Benny Lee and Victor Aguilar, and City Manager Jeff Kay of San Leandro, California.