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NTCA Encourages FCC to Preserve the Integrity of USF Programs in Parallel with Proposed E-Rate Expansion

(July 9) In ex parte meetings with the office of FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, NTCA discussed the Draft Order expanding the E-rate rules that will stretch the boundaries for the program as authorized under Section 254.  NTCA also pointed to the significant risk of duplicating existing connections and undermining the work and integrity of other critical USF programs and proposed several safeguards to avoid these concerns.