FCC - "WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN STAGE 2 MOBILE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIENDO A PUERTO RICO FUND AND THE CONNECT USVI FUND - DA-19-1155A1"

Title: WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN STAGE 2 MOBILE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIENDO A PUERTO RICO FUND AND THE CONNECT USVI FUND - DA-19-1155A1 Source: FCC Data/Action: Public Notices Date: 11/7/2019 Text Preview: ...technologies for voice and broadband service in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.1 For the three-year term, the Commission... ...Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria); or (2) for any mobile provider that did not submit an election to receive Stage 1 support, submit to the Commission a certification specifying the number of subscribers (voice or broadband Internet access service) it served in the Territories as of June 30, 2017 (before the hurricanes)... ...Disaster Response and Recovery Plans along with their elections for Stage 2 mobile support and must receive Bureau approval of their respective Disaster Recovery and Response Plans prior to authorization to receive Stage 2 support.11 Last, the Bureau reminds all providers that carriers receiving federal universal service support "shall use that support only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended."12 As such, providers must use this funding to help restore and improve coverage and service quality to at least pre-hurricane...