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ISSUE 2 2012 VOL 7-12
FCC DEFENDS REGRESSION
COURT TO DELAY USF CHALLENGE?
NTCA TO COURT OVER USF CAPS
FCC RULE VIOLATES OWNER RIGHTS
SUPREME COURT ON MEDIA RULES
CONGRESS URGED TO ACT……….....1
FAIRPOINT EXTENDS DSL
FRONTIER TO EXTEND BROADBAND
RURAL TELCO’S PILOT TEST
RIM CEO SAYS COMPANY OK…..1
SPRAY ON BATTERY
SMART GLASSES ALMOST REALITY
VIDEO PERSONALIZATION
NEXT-GEN WIFI WITH PASSPOINT
TELEMEDICINCE MARKET GROWING.2 Alexicon insider INF OR M AT IO N AN D AD VOC AC Y FO R T H E
RU R AL T EL ECO M MU NI C AT ION S IN DU ST R Y
Regulatory HeadlinesRegulatory Headlines FCC defends High-Cost Regression Methodology, denies stay The FCC has denied petitions filed by rural telcos and rural telco associations requesting a stay of the HCLS bench-mark order that the FCC adopted in April. FCC asks court to delay USF challenge The FCC has asked a court to hold off deciding a challenge to its USF/ICC re-form order, saying its petition is sup-ported by the National Cable & Telecom-munications Association, Verizon, AT&T and others. NTCA takes fight over Universal Service caps to court NTCA filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th circuit requesting a stay on the FCC’s plan to impose caps on Universal Service support to telcos.
Verizon says FCC Open-Internet Rule violates Owner Rights Verizon said a FCC rule that prevents service providers from blocking or slow-ing the flow of content to homes and businesses violates the constitutional rights of network owners. High court won’t consider FCC media ownership rules The Supreme Court rejected challenges to the FCC ‘s media-ownership rules, limits on cross-ownership of a newspaper and a broadcast outlet in a single market. Cybersecurity chief urges action by Con-gress The head of the Cyber Command called for action in Congress to sort out roles, standards, and authorities for government agencies charged with defending against computer attacks.
Market WatchMarket Watch FairPoint to Extend Broadband DSL to 19 Towns
Frontier to Bring Broadband to All Homes in Territory
Rural Telco’s Pursue Broadband Pilot Test
RIM CEO Says “Nothing Wrong” With Company
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Technology TrendsTechnology Trends New and notable technology and services
Verizon Targets Video Person-
alization
Verizon’s next step in multi-
screen video is adding personal-
ization so that individuals
within the home can receive
recommendations for content
based on their own personal
preferences.
Spray-On battery could slip power into
tighter spaces
Researchers at Rice University have
developed a battery that can be painted
onto a surface. The paint-on battery is
similar in material balance to tradi-
tional lithium-ion batteries and if it’s
sufficiently improved it could be used
in applications like solar cells.
Need Power? Rub some plastic to-
gether
Researchers at Georgia Tech revealed
a triboelectric generator that creates
energy when two specific plastic mate-
rials (polyester and polydimethysilox-
ane) rub against one another.
Google’s digital glasses move out of
lab and closer to reality
Google expects to roll out a customer
version of its electronic eyewear that
can live-stream images and audio and
perform computing tasks in less than
two years. Although, Google has
stopped short of putting a price tag on
the “smart” glasses.
Satellite Broadband options to expand
with Echostar XVII satellite launch
Additional satellite broadband options
will be available once the just
launched EchoStar XVII satellite be-
comes operational. The new satellite
features “Jupiter” technology.
IN FOCUS: Small Company Coalition
seeks hearing on USF
The Small Company Coalition, a coalition comprised of 10 small rural telecom carri-ers, has focused its energies on leading an “information blitzkrieg”, with the goal of gaining broader opposition to planned re-forms to the Universal Service and Intercar-rier compensation programs. The group is also working with consultants on a new model for Universal Service reform that would accomplish the objectives of the National Broadband Plan. Executive Committee Member James Kail said the SCC wants to educate rural custom-ers about the impact of planned reforms. He said customers can relate to concerns about rising rates, inferior service and lost jobs if some small telcos go out of business. To find more information on the Small Com-pany Coalition please follow this link SCC
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Lifeline Eligibility Notice
The FCC made several changes to its Lifeline program
earlier this year. In order to ensure a level of consistency
among the states, the FCC adopted a set of minimum Life-
line customer eligibility criteria. ETCs (incumbent and
competitive) are to use these criteria in all areas effective
June 1, 2012. Individual states may supplement these cri-
teria, but may not reduce the criteria. While USAC has
been providing information on the new FCC rules, for
your convenience the minimum eligibility criteria, which
fall under three main headings, are as follows:
Information provided to customer
Information to be provided by the customer
Certifications to be provided by the customer
at Work
We recommend checking with your
state commission or counsel to see
if any state-specific guidance has
been issued. In addition, the new
Food Distribution Program on
Tribal Lands should be added to
applicable Lifeline sign-up forms.
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JULY-AUGUST 2012
7/16: Form 497 (if filing monthly or quarterly) due to USAC
7/31: 2011 Cost Study and HCL 2012-1 Data due to NECA
7/31: International Traffic Report due to the FCC
7/31: Carrier Identification Code Report due to NANPA
7/31: COCOT Reporting due to Clearinghouses
7/31: FCC Form 525 Due to USAC
8/1: FCC Form 499Q due to USAC
8/1: FCC Form 502 due to NANPA
Filing
Dates
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FCC Open
Meeting
PTA Annual Convention (Hershey, PA)
Filing Date
NECA BOD Mtg. (Anchorage, AK)
OPASTCO Summer Convention (Minneapolis, MN)
NARUC Summer Committee Meetings (Portland, OR)
CTA Summer Meeting (Loveland, CO)
Tri-State Conference & Tradeshow (Jackson, WY)
Filing Date Filing Date
NECA Webcast
ICC Rfrm: Changes to Pool-
FCC Open
Meeting
Montana Telecom Assoc. Annual Meeting (Whitefish, MT)
MTIA-ATA Joint Annual Conference (Branson, MO)