CHICAGO-The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has designated U.S. Cellular as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier for rural areas, making the company eligible for the same federal universal service funds landline companies receive in the rural service areas of Washington.
In its order granting U.S. Cellular rural ETC status, the WUTC stated, “this is an important order for rural customers, for the growth of new technology and new services, for the preservation and advancement of universal service and for the promotion of competition and the benefits it brings.”
