Rural Carrier Groups Tell FCC Their Members Need More USF Support - Inside Towers

Rural Carrier Groups Tell FCC Their Members Need More USF Support - Inside Towers

Rural wireless trade groups are asking the FCC to consider subsidizing operational costs for rural carriers with fewer than two million subscribers. The request would be for those small carriers serving high-cost areas in which they are the only mobile wireless provider. Two providers have already asked for extra funding to avoid shutting down cell sites, and the organizations say more could follow suit, notes Broadband Breakfast. The comments t…