NTIA
NTIA Drops Weiss Ratings for Letters of Credit
Agency will now approve LOCs from 'well capitalized' banks, or NCUA insured credit unions
NTIA
Agency will now approve LOCs from 'well capitalized' banks, or NCUA insured credit unions
5G Wireless
The item would swap out Weiss ratings and let RDOF winner reduce their letters of credit sooner.
FCC
Some commenters wanted a lower minimum Weiss rating, but many have pushed for a different standard entirely.
FCC
Weiss Ratings has been rating banks for 53 years, according to founder Martin Weiss.
NTCA
USTelecom, NCTA, WISPA, and RDOF winners joined the banking industry in suggesting the agency ditch the standard.
Infrastructure
At issue is the FCC’s reliance on Weiss ratings to evaluate the safety and soundness of banks that have issued letters of credit to ISPs.
FCC
'Inexplicably, there are currently 108 out of 179 Wisconsin banks with a Weiss safety rating lower than [B minus].'
Texas
For one year, FCC won't use Weiss ratings for banks' letters of credit of RDOF, CAF II winners.
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