FCC Releases 2017 Urban Rate Survey

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced the 2017 rate floor for incumbent eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) and reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice and broadband services. In addition, it announced the posting of the fixed voice and broadband services data collected in the most recent urban rate survey, and explanatory notes regarding the data, on the Commission’s website. The Bureau also announced the required minimum usage allowance for ETCs subject to public interest obligations for fixed broadband.