ILEC Associations Outline Process for Determining Unsubsidized Competition

Today, ITTA, NTCA, US Telecom and WTA filed a letter to the FCC outlining “proposals for streamlined processes pursuant to which an informed determination can be made of the extent to which ‘unsubsidized competition’ exists within a particular geographic area.” The filing details separate processes for areas served by rate-of-return carriers that opt to receive model-based support in the future and areas serviced by carriers that remain under existing rate-of-return regulation.