This week, WTA, ITTA, and USTelecom met with Wireline Competition Bureau staff, and the offices of Commissioner Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mike O’Rielly to urge the FCC to refrain from expanding the E-rate program for achieving High-Cost and Lifeline program … Continue reading “WTA Discusses E-rate and Broadband Availability and Affordability at the FCC”
Today, the Rural Associations filed a Petition for Reconsideration and/or Clarification requesting that the Federal Communications Commission reconsider its requirement adopted in the Second E-rate Modernization Order that Universal Service Fund support recipients bid to provide fixed broadband access service … Continue reading “Rural Associations file Petition for Reconsideration on E-rate Bidding Requirement for USF Support Recipients”
This week, WTA met with wireline advisors to Commissioners Pai, Rosenworcel, and O’Rielly as well as the Wireline Competition Bureau’s E-rate team to discuss WTA’s support Petitions for Reconsideration seeking a modified definition of “rural” and “urban” that … Continue reading “WTA Meets with the FCC to Discuss the E-rate Definitions of Rural and Urban”
Today, WTA filed comments in support of petitions filed by NTCA and Utah Rural Telecom Association, West Virginia Department of Education, State E-rate Coordinators Alliance, and Utah Education Network seeking reconsideration of the FCC’s revision of the definition of “rural” … Continue reading “WTA Files Comments in Support of Several Petitions for Reconsideration of the FCC’s E-rate Modernization Order”
On March 18, representatives from WTA and Tenino Telephone Co. met with FCC staff to discuss reforms of the USF E-rate program.… Continue reading “WTA Discusses E-rate Reform with FCC Staff”
Last week, representatives from WTA met with FCC staff to discuss the E-rate program and what types of information might WTA member companies submit to assist the FCC with its reforms.… Continue reading “WTA Meets With FCC To Discuss E-rate Program”
Today, WTA and NTCA filed joint reply comments responding to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking designed to reform the USF School and Libraries, or e-rate, program.… Continue reading “WTA and NTCA File Reply Comments on FCC’s E-Rate NPRM”
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