GCI Says FCC Should Grant Petition to Reconsider RHC Order
GCI Communications urged the FCC to reconsider a recent rural healthcare order's "reliance on prescriptive rate ceilings" and let competitive bidding determine rural rates, it posted Monday in docket 17-310. Several parties petitioned for reconsideration in November (see 1911130022). "If…
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the commission does retain its over-regulatory approach, it should address specific concerns with the RHC order's tier-based regime for setting rural rates," the cable-telco said. "GCI agrees with petitioners that the commission's tiers fail to account for the unique logistical and economic realities of delivering services in rural Alaska."