On January 21, representatives from WTA met with FCC Commissioner O’Rielly to discuss “various potential features of the Rate of Return path, including options for build-out requirements, distribution of high-cost support in areas served by unsubsidized competitors, budgets and budget … Continue reading “WTA Meets with Commissioner O’Rielly”
On January 8, representatives from WTA met with Carol Mattey of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss bifurcated USF support mechanisms and the “distribution of high-cost support in areas served by unsubsidized competitors.”… Continue reading “WTA Meets With FCC to Discuss Bifurcated USF Proposal”
On December 16, WTA, NTCA and USTelecom filed with the FCC suggested speed and build-out obligations for rate-of-return carriers that, in the future, decline model-based USF support. The filing also recommends eliminating the “5-year plan” component of the 481 form … Continue reading “RLEC Associations File Proposed USF Obligations with FCC”
This past week, representatives from WTA’s Board of Directors met with advisors from the offices of FCC Chairman Wheeler and the other four commissioners. They discussed some of the criteria by which they will have to judge both the USF … Continue reading “WTA Meets With FCC Staff to Discuss ACAM, Rate-of-Return Reforms”
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