The FCC should consider an overhaul for USF support...

The FCC should consider an overhaul for USF support in high-cost areas served by rural, rate of return-regulated local exchange carriers proposed by NTCA, Senior Vice President-Policy Michael Romano told Wireline Bureau officials Tuesday, said an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1nEbYbU) posted in docket 10-90 Wednesday. The reforms would create a “well-constructed transition over time away from legacy support mechanisms to a simple and straightforward new mechanism focused on supporting broadband-capable networks in high-cost areas served by smaller carriers,” the filing recounted he said.