WTA Opposes Mandatory Use of Broadband Fabric Data for ACAM/Alaska Plan Verification

Today, WTA responded to the FCC’s Public Notice requesting comment on “Leveraging the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric for High-Cost Support Mechanism Deployment Obligations.”

WTA opposes mandatory use of Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric data to adjust supported locations or verify compliance with buildout obligations with respect to existing high-cost USF programs such as ACAM I, ACAM II and the Alaska Plan that are approaching their termination dates. WTA does not oppose voluntary use of Fabric data by willing participants to adjust their deployment obligations to a more accurate grouping and number of existing and funded locations, but opposes reduction of support on an inaccurate and unreliable pro rata basis in all existing and future situations when such adjustments result in a reduction of supported locations.