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FCC Sets ETCs' Minimum Monthly Usage Allowance at 250 GB in 2020

Eligible telecom carriers subject to broadband public interest obligations in 2020 must offer a minimum monthly usage allowance of 250 GB, said the FCC Wireline Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics in a public notice Thursday in docket 10-90…

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announcing results of its 2020 urban rate survey for fixed voice and broadband services. They said ETCs must certify by July 1 that pricing for their basic residential voice services is no more than $54.76, two standard deviations above the urban average monthly rate of $34.81. The report includes 2020 broadband rate benchmarks for multiple service offerings, with higher benchmarks for ETCs serving Alaska.