The FCC Wireline and Wireless Bureaus extended further...

The FCC Wireline and Wireless Bureaus extended further interim support of $33,276 and $40,104 to Alaskan telco Adak Eagle Enterprises and its subsidiary Windy City Cellular. The support will last six months or until the bureaus or the FCC complete review of the telcos’ petition for reconsideration of a waiver denial, whichever comes first, the bureaus said Friday (http://bit.ly/NO1b3m). The bureaus had denied their petition for waiver of rules setting a monthly $250 per line cap on high-cost universal service support. The telcos said last month that without continued support, they wouldn’t be able to provide telecom service to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team as it searches for active World War II-era bombs on the island (CD Feb 21 p14).