WTA Files Reply Comments to Great Plains Waiver Petition

Today, WTA filed reply comments in the proceeding to evaluate the Petition for Waiver filed by Great Plains Communications. In its original filing, WTA expressed concerns that grant of Great Plains’ waiver petition, as well as the likely stream of “me-too” waiver petitions by other RLECs seeking similar treatment that is virtually certain to follow, will adversely impact those RLECs who remained — in many cases were forced to remain — on the Rate of Return Path. In its reply comments, WTA notes that nothing has been filed in the proceeding negates the fact that “grant of the requested waiver and the establishment of a precedent for similar waivers will have a substantial adverse impact upon the RLECs that remained on the RoR Path.”