On May 20th, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed in opposition to a request by the National Association of Regulatory State Utility Consumer Advocates to extend the deadline for comments on the FCC’s call completion NPRM. The rural associations state that “solutions to the rural call completion problem have already been delayed too long. The Commission should not add additional delay at this point via an extension of time.:
Call CompletionOn May 15th, representatives from WTA met with the the FCC’s General Counsel and Chief Technology Officer, representatives from the Wireline Competition Bureau and staff from Commissioners Pai and Rosenworcel’s office to discuss the TDM to IP transition.
IP TransitionOn May 13th, WTA filed comments in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the country’s 9-1-1 system. WTA does not believe that “there is a clear and established need for expanded new nationwide 9-1-1 service requirements and reporting rules for all service providers at this time.”
911On May 13th, NECA, WTA, NTCA, and ERTA filed comments on the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on rules intended to curb the practice of some carriers not completing calls in rural areas. In a press release, the associations stated that “many of the NPRM’s proposals will help the FCC, industry and consumers track the problems and pursue enforcement action, some of those proposals require clarification and refinement to aid in such efforts.”
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