Puerto Rico Provider Discusses Importance of Transitional Support

Representatives of Puerto Rico Telephone Co. (PRTC) cited the importance of ensuring transitional support for network resiliency as proposed in an NPRM (see 2212120053), in meetings with FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington and Wireline Bureau staff, said a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-143. PRTC said it “identified specific resiliency measures in the municipalities for which it did not win Uniendo support for which frozen phase-down support will be critical.” Absent an extension of phase-down support, the carrier said it would “either not be able to implement … identified resiliency measures within the specified time frame or would be required to scale back. … Either outcome would impede PRTC’s ability to harden its network in a timely manner, thus harming consumers in Puerto Rico.”