As part of its consent decree in the rural call completion proceeding, Verizon is hosting two rural call completion workshops. The first will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd from 12:00pm to 5:00pm at the National Press Club in Washington, … Continue reading “Verizon Schedules Rural Call Completion Workshop”
On January 12th, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget as it considers the administrative burden of the FCC’s proposed rules on data retention and documentation of call completion rates. The associations conclude … Continue reading “Rural Associations Submit Comments to OMB on Rural Call Completion”
On November 6th, representatives met with Commissioner Rosenworcel’s legal advisor to discuss rural call completion issues and express frustration that after more than a year since their adoption by the FCC, the record keeping and reporting rules have not gone … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion With FCC”
Today, NECA, WTA and NTCA sent a letter to the FCC to express concern about the continuing delay in implementation of the rural call completion order.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Send Letter to FCC on Call Completion”
On July 22, representatives from NECA, WTA and NTCA met with staff from Commissioners Rosenworcel and Pai’s offices to discuss ongoing problems with call completion in rural areas and ways the FCC can mitigate them.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet With FCC on Call Completion”
On May 12, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed comments in response to two petitions for waiver by Midcontinent Communications and AT&T of the FCC’s recently adopted call completion rules. The associations state “each provider should conclusively demonstrate a minimum … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Call Completion Waiver Requests”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2014) – WTA applauds Senator Tim Johnson (SD) for introducing the Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014, which would strengthen the ability of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address problems with voice
