The virtual workshop is now closed. Parties should submit any additional input regarding the model development, including any follow-up commentary to topics that have been previously posted in the virtual workshop, in WC Docket No. 10-90.

Welcome to the home page for the Wireline Competition Bureau's (WCB) cost model virtual workshop, through which the Bureau is soliciting input from the public on Connect America Fund (Connect America) Phase II cost model design and inputs. A notice announcing this virtual workshop was released on September 12, 2012.

The virtual workshop will take place over a period of weeks sufficient to allow public input on all material issues. Discussion on multiple related topics will be facilitated through the various subject matter-specific discussion forums listed below. The Bureau will announce which topics will be discussed in which timeframes by Public Notice and on this page.

If you would like to make longer posts, we encourage you to place them in the Commission’s public comment site (ECFS) as an ex parte and place a summary of the post with the relevant URL in the forum. Similarly, if you would like to include an attachment to a post, include the URL for the attachment in your post. To ensure security, the forums will not support live links or attachments. ECFS can be reached here.

At the close of the virtual workshop, an electronic copy of all posts will be placed in the official record of the relevant dockets, much as a transcript of a hearing would be placed in the record.

If you have any questions about the format or operation of the virtual workshop or have any difficulties accessing any of the subject matter forums, please contact Katie King at 202-418-1500, katie.king@fcc.gov.

Comment Guidelines

Comments are moderated for conformity to the following guidelines:

  • Comments will be part of the official rulemaking record.
  • Commenters must identify themselves by name. Anonymous comments will not be included in the rulemaking record.
  • Comments must directly address the specific topics identified in the virtual workshop forum and the particular issue raised. We reserve the right to move comments that do not deal with the particular issue being addressed in one discussion forum to other discussion forums as appropriate.
  • Commenters should follow the same decorum they would in a face to face workshop.
  • Comments containing personal attacks or abusive language will not be included.

Issues for Comments

The virtual workshop is now closed. Parties should submit any additional input regarding the model development, including any follow-up commentary to topics that have been previously posted in the virtual workshop, in WC Docket No. 10-90.

Please see each of the following Public Notices for additional detail on the specific issues raised in the Virtual Workshop.