On April 17, representatives from WTA met with staff from FCC Commissioner Gomez’s office to support the removal of any discussion of forbearance in the draft Open Internet Order and instead to include the question of whether and how to … Continue reading “WTA Urges FCC Against Forebearing from Assessing Broadband for Contributions to USF”
On April 4, representatives from the Affordable Broadband Coalition, including staff from WTA, met with staff from the office of FCC Commissioner Carr to urge the FCC to not forebear from assessing broadband for contributions to USF in the event
Today, WTA filed reply comments in opposition to proposals to waive default penalties or otherwise provide post-auction relief that undercuts and destroys the integrity of Auctions 904, 903 and any future USF reverse auctions. As it stated in its original … Continue reading “WTA Submits Reply Comments on Requested RDOF “Amnesty””
On April 3, WTA, USTelecom, NTCA, and the ACAM Broadband Coalition proposed to the FCC a methodology to implement the adjustment process for Enhanced ACAM locations that adheres to the overarching notion that Enhanced ACAM support levels should be tied … Continue reading “WTA, Industry Partners, Propose Methodology to Adjust Enhanced ACAM Locations”
On April 1, representatives from the Affordable Broadband Coalition, including staff from WTA, met with staff from FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s office to urge the FCC to not forebear from assessing broadband for contributions to USF in the event the FCC … Continue reading “Affordable Broadband Coalition, WTA Meet with Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s Staff on USF Contributions”
Today, WTA responded to the FCC’s Public Notice requesting comment on “Leveraging the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric for High-Cost Support Mechanism Deployment Obligations.”
WTA opposes mandatory use of Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric data to adjust supported locations or verify compliance … Continue reading “WTA Opposes Mandatory Use of Broadband Fabric Data for ACAM/Alaska Plan Verification”
Yesterday, WTA filed comments with the FCC expressing opposition to a request to waive all penalties for RDOF awardees who do not fulfill their build-out commitments so that those locations could be included in BEAD. The FCC asked for input … Continue reading “WTA Opposes RDOF Amnesty in Comments to FCC”
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