REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA - Notice of Depreciation Filing Notice of Application for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications CarrierThe REGULATORY COMMISSION OF[...]

REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA - Notice of Depreciation Filing

Notice of Application for Designation as an
Eligible Telecommunications Carrier

The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Global Connection, Inc. of America d/b/a StandUp Wireless (StandUp Wireless) filed an application for designation as a Lifeline-only Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) in in the ACS of Anchorage, LLC study area. Docket U-24-023 was opened to address this matter.

Carriers designated as Lifeline-only ETCs are eligible to receive universal service funding for reduced rates and benefits for low-income consumers under the Lifeline and Link Up program.

The Commission may approve or deny, in whole or in part, the application for ETC designation, impose conditions on approval, or take other actions to protect the public interest. You may obtain more information about StandUp Wireless' application by contacting Lance Steinhart, attorney for StandUp Wireless, at 1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005; phone: (770) 232-9200. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission's website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. "U-24-023" in the Find a Matter search box.

To comment on this application, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., August 21, 2024, at the Commission's address given above or via our website at:

https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx

Please reference Docket No. U-24-023 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with StandUp Wireless at the address given above.

Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Naomi Johnston at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at (800) 390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay 7-1-1 or (800) 770-8937, or send a request via electronic mail to [email protected] by August 14, 2024.

DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 22^nd day of July 2024.

REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

Robert A. Doyle
Chairman