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The FCC has denied a petition filed by Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. seeking waiver of the $250 per line per month cap on high-cost USF support for a period of ten years. The FCC concluded Sandwich Isles failed to show good cause for the waiver after determining Sandwich Isles has certain expenses that appear grossly excessive and unreasonable.
The FCC has released of a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking for stakeholder input on whether the existing USF contributions system should be modified or whether it should be replaced with an entirely new system. The FCC wants responses, input, proposals, and detailed data from all USF stakeholders, including contributors, potential contributors, individual consumers, business consumers, consumer advocacy groups, and state and Tribal governments.
