Alaska Plan for Areas served by Alaska rate-of-return carriers with Carriers are subject to the Lifeline Lifeline Carriers rate-of-return approved performance plans will broadband obligation, given ongoing Modernization (47 CFR § 54.306) carriers in Alaska receive 10 years of support in support, to the extent they offer Order, paras. 35, 311 exchange for committing to tailored broadband meeting Lifeline minimum service obligations; not all recipients service standards. Obligation to offer will be committing to offer Lifeline-discounted broadband broadband (47 CFR § 54.308(c)) attaches where ETC (1) has deployed a broadband network pursuant to its high-cost public interest obligation to offer broadband, and (2) is commercially offering qualifying service to that area. Alaska Mobile Plan Areas served by Alaska competitive ETCs with Carriers are subject to Lifeline Lifeline for Competitive competitive ETCs approved performance plans will broadband obligation, given ongoing Modernization ETCs in remote Alaska receive 10 years of support in support, to the extent they offer Order, paras. 35, 311 (47 CFR § 54.317) exchange for committing to tailored broadband meeting Lifeline minimum service obligations; recipients may service standards. Obligation to offer commit to extend 4G LTE to Lifeline-discounted broadband populations currently served by 2G or attaches where ETC (1) has deployed 3G, or in some cases will commit to a broadband network pursuant to its maintain 2G or 3G service or upgrade high-cost public interest obligation to 2G to 3G; support will also be offer broadband, and (2) is auctioned off for unserved remote commercially offering qualifying areas of Alaska, with performance service to that area. obligations to be determined at the time of such auction ((47 CFR § 54.308(d)) Competitive ETC Areas served by No high-cost broadband obligation No obligation to offer Lifeline Frozen Support (47 competitive ETCs broadband. Carrier must Modernization CFR § 54.307) file notice to avail itself of this Order, paras. 35, forbearance. 311-13, & n.77, 803
Alaska Plan for Carriers (47 CFR § 54.306) Areas served by rate-of-return carriers in Alaska Alaska rate-of-return carriers with approved performance plans will receive 10 years of support in exchange for committing to tailored service obligations; not all recipients will be committing to offer broadband (47 CFR § 54.308(c)) Carriers are subject to the Lifeline broadband obligation, given ongoing support, to the extent they offer broadband meeting Lifeline minimum service standards. Obligation to offer Lifeline-discounted broadband attaches where ETC (1) has deployed a broadband network pursuant to its high-cost public interest obligation to offer broadband, and (2) is commercially offering qualifying service to that area. Lifeline Modernization Order, paras. 35, 311 Alaska Mobile Plan for Competitive ETCs (47 CFR § 54.317) Areas served by competitive ETCs in remote Alaska Alaska competitive ETCs with approved performance plans will receive 10 years of support in exchange for committing to tailored service obligations; recipients may commit to extend 4G LTE to populations currently served by 2G or 3G, or in some cases will commit to maintain 2G or 3G service or upgrade 2G to 3G; support will also be auctioned off for unserved remote areas of Alaska, with performance obligations to be determined at the time of such auction ((47 CFR § 54.308(d)) Carriers are subject to Lifeline broadband obligation, given ongoing support, to the extent they offer broadband meeting Lifeline minimum service standards. Obligation to offer Lifeline-discounted broadband attaches where ETC (1) has deployed a broadband network pursuant to its high-cost public interest obligation to offer broadband, and (2) is commercially offering qualifying service to that area. Lifeline Modernization Order, paras. 35, 311 Competitive ETC Frozen Support (47 CFR § 54.307) Areas served by competitive ETCs No high-cost broadband obligation No obligation to offer broadband. Carrier must file notice to avail itself of this forbearance. Lifeline Modernization Order, paras. 35, 311-13, & n.77, 803
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