WTA Sends Letter to FCC on Standards for Altering E-ACAM Support Levels

On May 30, WTA joined the ACAM Broadband Coalition, NTCA, and US Telecom in sending a letter to the FCC urging the Wireline Competition Bureau to confirm that Obligated Locations, as opposed to Required Locations, will be used “to assess whether the 5% de minimis threshold has been met and whether and how modifications to E-ACAM Program support levels should be made…The use of Obligated Locations in making support adjustments is consistent with the text of the E-ACAM Order.”

The letter emphasizes that “The issue of how locations should be defined for purposes of determining whether and how E-ACAM Program support adjustments will be made by the Bureau is of critical importance to the ultimate success of the E-ACAM Program and the achievement and sustainability of universal service for consumers in rural areas throughout the country.”