Rural Associations Send Letter to FCC Outlining A-CAM Concerns

On June 24, NECA, NTCA, and WTA sent a letter to the FCC outlining concerns the associations have with the proposed Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM). The associations write that “preliminary observations of the A-CAM have raised some concerns, indicating that the model’s inputs and outcomes require greater examination both prior to an initial limited voluntary election and even more so for any possible voluntary use beyond such an initial phase.”

You can read the entire letter here.

In addition, on June 19, representatives from WTA, NTCA, ITTA and USTelecom met with FCC Commissioner O’Rielly and staff from Commissioner Clyburn’s office and the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss reforming the USF distribution mechanism.