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Order of Magnitude Issues. THE FCC TRANSFORMATION ORDER:. State Impacts: Issues and Awareness. Evolving network investment and infrastructure will be key drivers of commerce, economic development, job creation and national security.
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Order of Magnitude Issues THE FCC TRANSFORMATION ORDER:
State Impacts: Issues and Awareness • Evolving network investment and infrastructure will be key drivers of commerce, economic development, job creation and national security. • State policy makers must have long-term view of how to sustain support for high cost and underserved areas • Affordable broadband for all markets will be a challenge that requires more robust state funding solutions • Present obligations by incumbents to provide service where there is no business model may be unsustainable • Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations must be closely aligned with state funding commitments Realities 2