full cost of their telephone or broadband service. Towards that end, I have worked with Commissioner Clyburn on draft NPRM text to take the first steps on this project. We intend to put this out for consideration shortly. I firmly agree that it may take a bit of time to get all of the pieces to work and I – have no intent of adding layers upon layers of burdens on communications companies or disrupting parts of the program that have already been adopted but moving in this direction is the right thing to do. – At the same time, examining ways to alter the existing rate floor does not mean that there aren’t other adjustments needed to the rate of return regime. While we instituted major reforms during the last Commission, that the industry still fully supports, there are a number of so-called or “punchlist” items, small technical fixes, that are appropriate. For example, there seems to be general support at the Commission and relevant associations that ratepayers have to pay more to cover the cost of shouldn’t some company I am disappointed that we get them all done as officials’ golf club memberships. couldn’t part of this package, as they seem like reasonable and common sense steps to ensure that dollars are spent on actual broadband deployment. But, I do appreciate the commitment to work in good faith Chairman’s to accomplish these items, one way or another, in the very near future.
full cost of their telephone or broadband service. Towards that end, I have worked with Commissioner Clyburn on draft NPRM text to take the first steps on this project. We intend to put this out for consideration shortly. I firmly agree that it may take a bit of time to get all of the pieces to work – and I have no intent of adding layers upon layers of burdens on communications companies or disrupting parts of the program that have already been adopted – but moving in this direction is the right thing to do. At the same time, examining ways to alter the existing rate floor does not mean that there aren’t other adjustments needed to the rate of return regime. While we instituted major reforms during the last Commission, that the industry still fully supports, there are a number of so-called “punchlist” items, or small technical fixes, that are appropriate. For example, there seems to be general support at the Commission and relevant associations that ratepayers shouldn’t have to pay more to cover the cost of some company officials’ golf club memberships. I am disappointed that we couldn’t get them all done as part of this package, as they seem like reasonable and common sense steps to ensure that dollars are spent on actual broadband deployment. But, I do appreciate the Chairman’s commitment to work in good faith to accomplish these items, one way or another, in the very near future.