ACS Asks FCC to Clarify Its CAF II Obligations

Alaska Communications Systems asked the FCC to clarify that certain census blocks in Alaska are eligible for Connect America Fund Phase II support, said a petition for declaratory ruling posted Wednesday in docket 10-90. ACS identified 71 high-cost and extremely high-cost census blocks with at least 403 unserved locations that were not cost-designated by the Connect America cost model. Without clarification, ACS said it's unable to submit any of those locations to Universal Service Administrative Co. to satisfy its CAF Phase II obligations.