HELENA, MONTANA – OCTOBER 7, 2009 – Western Telecommunications Alliance (WTA) is pleased to announce the election of its new officers for the coming two years: Bruce Todd, CEO Strata Networks in Roosevelt, UT as President; Jim Woody, … Continue reading “WTA Elects New Officers and Board of Directors”
HELENA, MONTANA – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009 – Western Telecommunications Alliance (WTA) announced at its recent fall annual meeting that Jack W. Keen of Western New Mexico Telephone Company, Silver City, New Mexico was awarded the Jack H Rhyner Award … Continue reading “WTA Awards “Jack H. Rhyner Award” to Jack W. Keen”
A more detailed list, including maps, of proposed funded service areas under ARRA is available online for public viewing. According to the webpage, “this page enables users to view and/or respond to published Public Notice Filings (PNFs) for BIP and … Continue reading “BIP/BTOP Proposed Funded Service Areas Posted Online”
WTA and other associations filed reply comments in support of a Nebraska Public Service Commission and Kansas Corporation Commission petition for declaratory ruling that the Commission’s 2004 Vonage Preemption Order did not prohibit states from imposing state-level USF assessments on … Continue reading “WTA Files Reply Comments Regarding VOIP Contributions to State USFs”
USAC has asked WTA to publicize that effective October 1, 2009, USAC will begin collecting all High Cost & Low Income forms at its Washington, D.C. mailing address.
ETCs must send High Cost Forms 507, 508, 509, 525, Local Switching … Continue reading “New Mailing Address For USAC High Cost and Low Income Forms”
WTA, along with NECA, OPASTCO, and ERTA, filed comments in support of USTelecom’s petition to waive the equal access switching requirement for small and mid-size ILECs. A copy of the comments can be found here.… Continue reading “WTA Comments Regarding Equal Access Scripting Requirement”
Summaries of the applications can be viewed here. … Continue reading “Summaries of BIP, BTOP Applications Are Available Online”
