On April 1, NRECA filed reply comments in response to the FCC's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the implementation of its digital discrimination rules.
NRECA's reply comments:
- Assert that the proposed rules would impose a substantial burden on small and rural providers;
- Highlight the fact that rural electric cooperatives are already fully committed to non-discrimination and as such merit an exemption to the proposed requirements; and
- Advocate for a “small entity" exemption for entities with fewer than 100,000 broadband customers.