Wireline Bureau Extends Stealth Communications' Rip-and-Replace Term

The FCC Wireline Bureau granted Stealth Communications' petition to extend its removal, replacement, and disposal term under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, in an order Friday in docket 18-89. The bureau approved extending Stealth's deadline from Sept. 29 to March 29. Stealth cited supply chain issues in its petition, leaving the company "unable to take specific necessary actions" to complete its process.