RUS Administrator Adelstein Encourages FCC to Adopt Waiver for RUS Borrowers

On October 20th, RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein sent a letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski asking the FCC to adopt a waiver process for “those who have prudently, in good faith with government oversight, under current USF rules” when devising it’s USF/ICC reform.  This waiver would “help alleviate concerns that the new USF formulation will not be sufficient for a recipient to avoid defaulting on a government obligation.”