Results of FCC’s 2016 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced:

• the 2016 rate floor for incumbent eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) and reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice and broadband services;
• the posting of the fixed voice and broadband services data collected in the most recent urban rate survey, and explanatory notes regarding the data; and
• the required minimum usage allowance for 2016 for ETCs subject to broadband public interest obligations.