FCC Plans Response to 2005 10th Circuit Remand

摘要

The FCC opened a rulemaking to revamp universal service high-cost support for nonrural carriers. Adopting a notice of inquiry 3-0 April 7, commissioners asked how to respond to a 2005 remand by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled illegal FCC rules dealing with carriers like Qwest serving high-cost areas with too many lines to fit the law's definition of "rural."