ACA Connects: FCC Should Proceed Cautiously on MTE Bulk Billing
The FCC shouldn’t directly or indirectly ban bulk broadband billing agreements, ACA Connects said during a call with an aide to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, according to an ex parte filing posted in docket 17-142. A ban would lead to rate…
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increases for residents in multiple tenant environments, ACA said. In addition, it would prompt worse services for MTEs, the group said. MTE owners could evade FCC rules by building internal networks and charging tenants without the right to opt out, the filing said. “These networks -- unlike those of ACA Connects’ members providing bulk services -- would tend to lock in current technology and capacity limits because an MTE owner serving its own tenants would not be subject to the same competitive forces as a broadband provider.” The FCC should “proceed cautiously” and shift from a proposed Further NPRM on bulk billing to a notice of inquiry, ACA said: “We are confident that such an inquiry would provide additional support for the Commission to refrain from intervening to regulate bulk billing arrangements.”