EAS HOLD-IN AUTHORITY QUESTION: What happens when the last carrier serving a community subsidy-free wants to leave that community?
That carrier must first file a notice of its intent to suspend service — a 90-day notice under the EAS statutes. During that 90-day period, we try to find a carrier willing to enter the market on a subsidy-free basis. If successful, we issue a decision allowing the incumbent to suspend service, which it may do as soon as the incoming carrier begins service. If we are not able to secure subsidy-free replacement service, we issue a request for proposals (RFP) to all scheduled carriers and institute a carrier-selection proceeding. Again, the incumbent could not suspend service until a replacement carrier actually begins service. Under both scenarios, the incumbent carrier is eligible for compensation for being held in after the end of its original 90-day notice period.
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