Moss Adams Telecom Group

Farewell to a Friend

2012-03-01T13:08:00.002-08:00

With the recent passing of Joan Mandeville, CEO of Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Moss Adams and the telecom industry have lost a long-time friend and advocate.

I had the honor and pleasure of getting to know Joan over the last 5 years. My admiration grew as I watched her manage a successful company, embrace motherhood when she adopted her daughter, and courageously battle cancer. Joan lived her life with integrity and doing the right thing. I took something away from every conversation with her, as she always had valuable advice to share with me on both professional and personal challenges. I will miss her mentoring, her laughter, and her never-ending positive attitude.

Joan spent the majority of her career at the Montana Public Service Commission and the Montana Telephone Association. It was the latter which led her to Blackfoot where she served in a variety of management positions, ending her career there as CEO.

Moss Adams Files Comments

2012-02-27T16:18:00.000-08:00

Friday, Moss Adams filed comments regarding the intercarrier compensation components of the FCC's USF & ICC Reform Order and FNPRM. Forty-one rural telcos signed onto our comments, which are available now for download.

Our comments focused on issues relating to the transition of originating switched access rates, the potential phase out of the ARC and ICC CAF, the future of SLCs and ICLS, and the establishment of the revenue baseline. These are items that could have significant impacts on ICC revenues beyond the reforms outlined in the Order, which we believe could prove extremely detrimental to rural rate-of-return carriers.

FCC Form 477 due March 1

2012-02-21T15:17:00.000-08:00

Form 477, Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting, is due to the FCC on March 1.

Complete information and filing requirements can be found on fcc.gov. Scroll down to "477."

Need CPNI Compliance Training before March 1?

2012-02-20T14:05:00.000-08:00

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau is reminding telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers that they must file a CPNI certification each year. That certification is due on March 1.

Because telcos must train their personnel about when they are and are not authorized to use CPNI, Moss Adams has scheduled 2 sessions of our 60-minute CPNI training webcast to help with your company's compliance.

Moss Adams CPNI Compliance & Red Flags Webcast

Friday, February 24
11:00 AM Pacific

Tuesday, February 28
9:00 AM Pacific

For more information and to register your personnel for either of these webcasts, visit our website.

FCC Public Notice (includes sample compliance reporting form)

Duval Presents to Standing Room Only at NTCA Annual Meeting

2012-02-16T14:10:00.000-08:00

The overarching theme of the NTCA Annual Meeting, held this week in San Diego, was not unexpected during this turbulent time in the telecom industry: USF/ICC reform and the future of the industry.

Chad Duval presented to 2 very well attended audiences–one was standing room only–on the meeting's first day. His very timely topic addressed what the future could look like for telcos as a result of the FCC's new regulations, how the regulations will impact their business, and strategies and best practices to respond to this reform. Moss Adams conducted impacts analyses for 65 clients, a summary of which Chad incorporated into his presentation. Not surprisingly, the impacts are significant and widespread.

Chad reports that the hot topics of the meeting generated lots of discussion and questions for all–for many of the directors in attendance, this may have been the first time they heard about the reforms in any detail; while attendees in finance or management positions have been exposed to the USF/ICC reform issue for the past several months.

Download Chad's presentation.
The New Reality: How the FCC Regulations Will Fundamentally Change Your Business

Part 5 Webcast Slides Available

2012-02-10T10:18:00.000-08:00

The slides from today's webcast on the USF/ICC Reform Order are available on our website. While there, if you have missed any sessions in the webcast series, you will be able to access slides and recordings for those webcasts.

Friday Webcast Details

2012-02-08T12:55:00.000-08:00

On Friday, Chad Duval, principal in our telecom group, will present the 5th webcast in our series on USF/ICC Reform. In addition to a review of the Order and FNPRM, he will discuss the potential impacts on our clients that we have seen. Find more information on the webcast here.

There is no fee and registration is not required; however, you will be asked for your email address and company name as you log into the webcast.

Friday, February 10
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
Link to webcast [Meeting ID SGNR62]
You may access the webcast beginning at 8:30 AM Pacific
Audio: 888-852-5501 Passcode: 150107

Summary of USF/ICC Reform Order Webcast, Part 5: ICC–Troubling Proposals in FNPRM

2012-02-07T15:38:00.000-08:00

On Friday (2/10/12) at 9:00 AM Pacific, we are hosting another webcast in our series on USF/ICC reform.

We discussed the ICC components of the Order in Part 3 of our webinar series, but with the FCC’s deadline for comments on the ICC aspects of the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), there are aspects of proposed ICC reform in the FNPRM that we believe require greater understanding. In Part 3, we talked about the ICC requirements outlined in the Order and revised FCC Rules, but we did not discuss the proposals discussed in the FNPRM that are subject to comment on February 24th. The FNPRM includes some very troubling proposals that would have significant, negative impacts on rural carriers’ revenue streams. The FNPRM asks questions such as:

Should Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) be eliminated?
Should Federal Subscriber Line Charges (SLC) be reduced or eliminated?
When should Access Recovery Charges be phased out? (ARC was just established in the Order)
Over what period of time should originating switched access charges be transitioned to bill and keep?
How should the phase out of Eligible Recovery continue after the first 6 years (currently a 5% annual reduction)?

It is vital that rural carriers understand that revenues in question in the FNPRM are significant and any of the above proposals could have tremendous impacts on your revenue streams. We invite you to join us for this session to review the ICC reform components of the Order and proposed reform in the FNPRM. In addition to a review of the Order and FNPRM, we will discuss the potential impacts that we have seen on our clients. We hope to see you on Friday!

Save the date! Webcast access details will be in tomorrow's post.

New April 1, 2012 Reporting Requirements

2012-01-30T17:25:00.000-08:00

The FCC’s Order on USF/ICC Reform establishes numerous reporting requirements for rural rate-of-return carriers. Some of these requirements are effective April 1, 2012, including the filing of a 5-year service quality improvement plan in order to be certified as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC). This filing is currently required for carriers that are certified as ETCs by the FCC rather than their state PUC. The specific requirements in the revised rules are included at the end of this post.

Moss Adams is fully prepared to assist with these filing requirements, including the availability of a template that can be used for filing with the FCC. However, it is our understanding that the FCC may push back the filing date for the revised requirements by up to a year due to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 2005, which requires that the Office of Management and Budget review all new information collection requirements in this proceeding. Regardless, we will be ready to assist you whenever the new requirements are enacted.

In the meantime, we strongly suggest you read through the reporting requirements below and ensure you have the ability to compile the necessary information and meet the April 1, 2012 deadline if it is not delayed.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

§ 54.313 Annual reporting requirements for high-cost recipients.

(a) Any recipient of high-cost support shall provide:

     (1) A progress report on its five-year service quality improvement plan pursuant to § 54.202(a), including maps detailing its progress towards meeting its plan targets, an explanation of how much universal service support was received and how it was used to improve service quality, coverage, or capacity, and an explanation regarding any network improvement targets that have not been fulfilled in the prior calendar year. The information shall be submitted at the wire center level or census block as appropriate;

     (2) Detailed information on any outage in the prior calendar year, as that term is defined in 47 CFR 4.5, of at least 30 minutes in duration for each service area in which an eligible telecommunications carrier is designated for any facilities it owns, operates, leases, or otherwise utilizes that potentially affect

          (i) At least ten percent of the end users served in a designated service area; or

          (ii) A 911 special facility, as defined in 47 CFR 4.5(e).

          (iii) Specifically, the eligible telecommunications carrier's annual report must include information detailing:
               (A) The date and time of onset of the outage;
               (B) A brief description of the outage and its resolution;
               (C) The particular services affected;
               (D) The geographic areas affected by the outage;
               (E) Steps taken to prevent a similar situation in the future;
               (F) The number of customers affected.

(3) The number of requests for service from potential customers within the recipient’s service areas that were unfulfilled during the prior calendar year. The carrier shall also detail how it attempted to provide service to those potential customers;

(4) The number of complaints per 1,000 connections (fixed or mobile) in the prior calendar year;

(5) Certification that it is complying with applicable service quality standards and consumer protection rules;

(6) Certification that the carrier is able to function in emergency situations as set forth in §54.202(a)(2);

(7) The company’s price offerings in a format as specified by the Wireline Competition Bureau;

(8) The recipient’s holding company, operating companies, affiliates, and any branding (a “dba,” or “doing-business-as company” or brand designation), as well as universal service identifiers for each such entity by Study Area Codes, as that term is used by the Administrator. For purposes of this paragraph, “affiliates” has the meaning set forth in section 3(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended;

(9) To the extent the recipient serves Tribal lands, documents or information demonstrating that the ETC had discussions with Tribal governments that, at a minimum, included:

(i) A needs assessment and deployment planning with a focus on Tribal community anchor institutions;

(ii) Feasibility and sustainability planning;

(iii) Marketing services in a culturally sensitive manner;

(iv) Rights of way processes, land use permitting, facilities siting, environmental and cultural preservation review processes; and

(v) Compliance with Tribal business and licensing requirements. Tribal business and licensing requirements include business practice licenses that Tribal and non-Tribal business entities, whether located on or off Tribal lands, must obtain upon application to the relevant Tribal government office or division to conduct any business or trade, or deliver any goods or services to the Tribes, Tribal members, or Tribal lands. These include certificates of public convenience and necessity, Tribal business licenses, master licenses, and other related forms of Tribal government licensure.

Update on USF/ICC Reform Order Comments

2012-01-30T17:24:00.000-08:00

Moss Adams is now in the process of assessing how best to approach the upcoming Reply Comments on the USF Reform sections of the Order and FNPRM and the Opening Comments on the ICC Reform sections of the Order and FNPRM. Reply comments are designed to be responsive to other comments filed on January 18th on the USF portions of the Order and FNPRM, and are due to the FCC on February 17th. At this point it does not appear that we will file Reply Comments, as we believe that we made very strong points in our Initial Comments and that they will stand on their own without supplement. However, we do encourage clients that are significantly impacted by various aspect of the USF components of the Order and FNPRM that did not have the opportunity to file Initial Comments to tell their story in Reply Comments. We can provide you with a template for those comments and assist you with the development and filing of the comments. In addition, please let us know if there are specific areas where you believe that Reply Comments may be warranted.

Moss Adams does intend to file Initial Comments on the ICC Reform components of the Order and FNPRM, which are due to the FCC on February 24th. These comments will likely focus in on issues relating to the transition of originating switched access rates, the potential phase out of the ARC and ICC CAF, the future of SLCs and ICLS, and the establishment of the revenue baseline. These are items that could have significant impacts on ICC revenues beyond the reforms outlined in the Order, which we believe could prove extremely detrimental to rural rate-of-return carriers. We are in the process of drafting these comments and will make them available to clients for review as soon as possible. Once again, we will be looking for as many companies as possible to sign onto these comments in order to speak with a loud and unified voice before the FCC. We hope that you will actively participate in this process, as you did in the last round. Thank you.

FCC USF/ICC FNPRM Comments

2012-01-13T15:15:00.000-08:00

Moss Adams is in the process of finalizing comments to be submitted to the FCC on the FNPRM on USF/ICC Reform. Due to several requests to do so, we encourage clients and interested companies to sign onto these comments as a named party. We believe this will add to the strength of our comments and increase the weight with the FCC. In addition, we are in the process of developing a template for company use that will allow many of you to tell your own story, especially as it relates to the impacts of the FCC’s proposed regression-based limitation on capital and operating expenses. The combination of a well represented set of global comments, in conjunction with a large number of individual comments narrowly focused on company-specific concerns seems a sound strategy to address this critical reform. All comments are due to the FCC by midnight next Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

Moss Adams Comments
We encourage you to sign onto these comments as a named party. While we understand and can tolerate some of the reform, there are other areas that must not be allowed to go into effect. Our comments will be ready for review by 9:00 AM PST, Monday, January 16, 2012, at which time we will send you a link to those comments. We encourage your input, but ask that you understand that we represent a wide range of client interests and therefore cannot address every issue that you may deem relevant. The cost for signing on as a named party is $500 per company. Due to the complexity of managing the number of companies that may sign on, we have set up a registration site where you can provide authorization to participate. All authorizations must be submitted by 8:00 AM PST on Wednesday, January 18th to be included in the filing. Register here.

Client Template
We encourage as many companies as possible to also file company specific comments with the FCC to tell your story, especially those that are concerned with the proposed regression-based limitations on capital and operating expenses. We are in the process of developing a client template that will focus on regression issues and will work with interested clients to customize the template for your situation. The cost to use the template is $300, plus actual time spent assisting with the preparation and filing of your comments. Contact Moss Adams for the client template.

We realize that these are some very short timeframes. We are all working day and night to ensure that we provide the FCC with relevant and impactful information.

CONTACT
Clay Sturgis
Chad Duval

Outline of Comments

1. Limitation of Capital and Operating Expenses Based on Regression Analysis

a. Order lacks clarity on implementation of limitations.

b. Overly complex and unpredictable.

c. Serious input and output faults.

d. Inconsistent results for similarly situated companies.

2. $2B budget for the Connect America Fund

a. Establish costs and need before limiting the fund.

b. Utilize appropriate limitations on costs, not the proposed regression model.

c. Rate of return represcription must follow the prescribed method, and should not be predetermined.

3. Rate of Return Represcription

a. Must reflect the appropriate level of risk.

b. Should not be predetermined.

4. Eliminating Support for Areas with an Unsubsidized Competitor

a. Utilized a longer phase out period for 100% overlap.

b. Recognize fixed costs in reducing support for partial overlap.

5. Remote Areas Fund

a. Use as a tool to meet “reasonable request” standard for rural carriers.

NECA Served with Subpoena from FCC

2012-01-13T13:44:00.000-08:00

On January 12, National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) issued member correspondence that it has been served a subpoena by the FCC’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) in relation to the treatment of the dissolution of the Rural Telephone Bank in 2006.

We don't know exactly where this is going, but we're concerned that this issue has been brought to the surface more than 5 years after the bank was dissolved. Both the OIG and the U.S. Department of Justice have refused to sign confidentiality agreements with NECA. We will be monitoring this situation and encourage you to do the same.

Pursuing Clarity on Audit Reporting Requirements in USF/ICC Order

2012-01-10T15:01:00.000-08:00

In the USF/ICC reform order, the FCC included additional audit-related reporting requirements for privately-held rate-of-return companies that receive high cost support based on embedded cost. A key requirement states that these companies must file “a full and complete annual report of their financial condition and operations as of the end of their preceding fiscal year, which is audited and certified by an independent certified public accountant.”

The Order states that the requirement begins on April 1, 2012 and that the information reported to the FCC should include balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements along with footnotes necessary to clarify the financial statements. This requirement is unclear. Depending on interpretation, it could result in significant impacts on the timing of financial statement audits and the resources required to meet the requirements. Through various channels, we have asked the questions below. As soon as we have clarification on these points, we will post updates:

Does the 4/1/12 effective date mean that reports for fiscal years ending after 4/1/12 need to be filed prior to 4/1/13?
Do 2011 calendar year audits need to be filed prior to 4/1/12?
Will a consolidated audit report for a company with multiple ILEC subsidiaries receiving support suffice?
Will separate audit reports be required on a study area or subsidiary basis?
Are wholly-owned subsidiaries of publicly traded companies considered public companies that are exempt from this requirement?
What is the appropriate level of income statement revenue detail to meet the requirement that revenue needs to be itemized by its source?
Is the April 1 deadline the same regardless of a company's fiscal year?

Support for Reduced Reporting Requirements

2012-01-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, we urged you to submit comment to the AICPA in support of their Blue Ribbon Panel's concerns about the Financial Accounting Foundation's (FAF) proposal on private company financial reporting. The FAF's plan doesn't include an independent board to set differences in U.S. GAAP for privately held companies.

The AICPA asks for your help to make private company financial statements more relevant, less complex and more cost-beneficial. Please sign the prepared comment letter located at https://apps.aicpa.org/pcfr/, or click the link below, and show your support for a standard-setter for private company GAAP (PCGAAP).

Also see AICPA Seeks Comment on Private Company Financial Reporting.

Learn About the FCC's Proposed Regression Analysis

2012-01-09T10:38:00.000-08:00

Join Moss Adams on Thursday, January 12, for a webcast on the proposed regression analysis included in the FCC's Order on USF and Intercarrier Compensation Reform. This analysis, as proposed, would have significant, negative impacts on many rural carriers' USF support. Moss Adams partners Chad Duval and Clay Sturgis will be joined by Zona Communications CEO, Patrick Sherrill, for a 2-hour webcast.

Topics to be discussed on the webcast include:

Overview of how regression analysis works from a layman's perspective.
Summary of how the FCC has utilized the proposed regression analysis to limit the amount of USF support that rural carriers receive.
Limitations and faults that we have identified in the FCC's analysis.
Discussion of the impacts on rural carriers.
Recommendations on how rural carriers should respond.
Question and answer session on the regression analysis and any other topics in the FCC order.

If you are unable to attend this webcast, you will be able to access a recording on the Moss Adams YouTube channel. Please check our website for availability of the recording.

There is no fee and registration is not required; however, you will be asked for your email address and company name as you log into the webcast.

Thursday, January 12
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
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One for the Books

2012-01-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

You would be hard pressed to find anyone who disagrees that 2011 was a year of change and challenge for the telecom industry. As we look forward to 2012, the Moss Adams Telecom Group hopes for you and your company a year of optimism, health, and success.

Happy New Year!

Chad Duval to Present at Tribal Telecom 2012

2011-12-28T10:11:00.000-08:00

Chad Duval, a principal with Moss Adams, is set to present at Tribal Telecom 2012. The conference will bring together tribal leaders, administrators, enterprise executives, government agency representatives, and other professionals to pursue solutions to advance digital opportunity for tribal communities. Chad will speak on Federal Telecom Regulation: Overview and Current Developments.

Moss Adams is a co-sponsor of the conference taking place in Phoenix, February 2-3.

For more information and to register: http://www.tribaltelecom2012.com/

AICPA Seeks Comment on Private Company Financial Reporting

2011-12-22T11:25:00.000-08:00

The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) is an independent organization responsible for oversight and administration of financial accounting and reporting standards. In October, the FAF proposed the creation of a private company standards improvement council to determine whether exceptions or modifications to U.S. GAAP are required to improve standards for private companies. Changes to GAAP would be subject to ratification by FASB, the standards-setting arm of the FAF.

Moss Adams CEO, Rick Anderson, is chair of the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Standard Setting for Private Companies which, earlier this year, recommended against this move by FAF to create a private council. After a year spent studying the issue and speaking with stakeholders, the Panel concluded that there is a systemic problem with GAAP and called for an independent standard-setting authority to address the unique needs of private companies. Among other issues, the current GAAP is not attuned to the needs of private company financial statement prepares and users and, in fact, private companies are increasingly taking GAAP exceptions.

We hope you will express your support for an independent board, as envisioned by the Blue Ribbon Panel, by sending a comment to FAF by the January 14 deadline. Click the link below or visit www.aicpa.org/privateGAAP.

Financial reporting is the backbone of business and we are trying to make dramatic change, change that is long overdue. And your contribution can be what makes it succeed. ~Rick Anderson

DelMese and Amend Convey Optimistic Message to State Associations

2011-12-20T15:16:00.000-08:00

Over the past 2 weeks, Moss Adams has led discussions and presented at meetings of the Indiana and North Dakota telecom associations. Though both presentations were on different topics, there were common themes: the FCC's USF & ICC reform order and strategically addressing the changing environment.

Moss Adams partner, Gregg Amend, attended the annual meeting of the North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives. Gregg's presentation on Finance Best Practices presented strategies gleaned from diverse rural telcos around the country on how they are managing their businesses facing an uncertain future. Executive management and directors that Moss Adams talked with during 2011 all voiced similar sentiments: combining strategic planning and creativity with a focus on streamlining operations and cost structure will be key to creating long-term success going forward. Telcos who are embracing these themes improve their chances to be well able to deal with the industry's changing landscape.

At the Indiana Telecommunications Association's December Meeting, Moss Adams senior manager RJ DelMese's presentation, which summarized the order, also addressed some of its impacts on the rural telecom industry. For many in attendance, it was their first exposure to the order, and RJ, understandably, fielded numerous questions, though it was impossible to respond to each inquirer's specific situation on impacts on their company.

Webcast Recordings Available - Part 1, USF Reform and Part 3, ICC Reform

2011-12-13T15:40:00.000-08:00

On December 12, Moss Adams principal, Chad Duval, presented the final webcast in our series on the USF & ICC Reform Order and FNPRM. The recording of that webcast, addressing ICC Reform, is now available on the Moss Adams YouTube channel. Also now available is the recording of Part 1 addressing USF Reform.

View webcast - Part 1, USF Reform [view slides]
View webcast - Part 2, Mobility, Funding & Waivers [view slides]
View webcast - Part 3, ICC Reform [view slides]

Summary of USF/ICC Reform Order - Part 3, Intercarrier Compensation

2011-12-08T23:05:00.000-08:00

IMPORTANT TIME CHANGE INFORMATION: The time for Part 3 of our webcast series has been changed to 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific to allow people to attend NTCA's reform order webcast on Monday at 11:00 AM Pacific.

Our webcast's original time was 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific.

Join us for Part 3 of the Moss Adams webcast series on USF/ICC reform. The topic will be Intercarrier Compensation. If you are unable to attend, you can access a recording on the Moss Adams YouTube channel. Please check our website for availability of the recording.

There is no fee and registration is not required; however, you will be asked for your email address and company name as you log into the webcast.

Monday, December 12
9:00 AM - 11:00 PM Pacific
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Summary of USF/ICC Reform Order - Part 1, USF Reform :: REPEAT

2011-12-07T12:58:00.000-08:00

Friday, December 9, Moss Adams principal, Chad Duval, will repeat Part 1 of the Moss Adams webcast series on the FCC's USF and ICC Reform Order. First presented on November 23, the repeat will allow the webcast to be recorded and available for on-demand viewing. Part 1 of Chad's summary covers the Order's introduction and the USF Reform section.

Part 2 of the Moss Adams webcast series was presented November 30 and the recording is available on the Moss Adams YouTube channel.

Part 3 of the webcast series, Intercarrier Compensation, will be presented on Monday, December 12. Access information will be available on this blog on Thurdsay.

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Friday, December 9
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
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Reform Webcast Recording Available

2011-12-01T10:02:00.000-08:00

On November 29, Moss Adams principal, Chad Duval, presented the 2nd in our webcast series on the USF & ICC Reform Order and FNPRM. The recording of that webcast, Mobility Funding, Waivers & More, is now available on the Moss Adams YouTube channel.
Part 1 of our webcast series, USF Reform, is not currently available On Demand.

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Summary of USF/ICC Reform Order - Part 2, Mobility Funding, Waivers & More

2011-11-28T16:29:00.000-08:00

Up next in Moss Adam's 4-part summary of the USF/ICC reform is Mobility Funding, Waivers & More. Topics included in that summary are:

Mobility Fund
Tribal Mobility Fund
Remote Areas Fund
Waivers
Reporting Requirements

See Summary Part 1.

Summary author and Moss Adams principal, Chad Duval, will be addressing the Order in more detail at the Moss Adams Telecom Management Conference, December 7-8 in Kansas City. [Conference info & registration.]

Summary of USF/ICC Reform Order - Part 1, USF Reform

2011-11-22T13:00:00.000-08:00

Moss Adams principal, Chad Duval, has been working his way through the FCC's order, preparing summaries as he goes. Chad's first summary covers the Order's introduction and the USF Reform section. His staggered approach means that we can get information out to you as quickly as possible.

Part 1 Summary of the Order - USF Reform

Chad's subsequent summaries will be posted here.
Up next, Part 2 -Mobility Funding, Waivers and More.