Commission Deference Sought for Native Americans' Telcos

摘要

As the FCC adopts policies affecting telcos owned by Indian tribes, it should consider the trustnrelationship between the U.S. government and Native American bodies that it recognizes,nMescalero Apache representatives told officials of the FCC's Wireline Bureau and Office ofnNative Affairs and Policy. The commissions order on universal service and intercarrierncompensation “does not sufficiently incentivize broadband development on Tribal lands,” saidna letter filed with the FCC.