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On March 29, representatives from WTA and one of its member companies met with staff from the offices of Commissioners Clyburn and O’Rielly. In both meetings, WTA discussed:
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On March 23, representatives from WTA met with Jay Schwarz, Wireline Advisor to Chairman Pai. They discussed working with the Commission to ensure that certain CPNI rules eliminated in the 2016 Privacy Order are not resurrected should Congress succeed … Continue reading “WTA Meets with Chairman Pai’s Staff to Discuss Privacy Order, the Local Voice Rate Floor, and Disincentives to Invest in Rural Areas”
WTA has filed comments with the FCC seeking full funding of the Alternative-Connect America Model (A-CAM) and modified legacy rate-of-return universal service funding mechanisms. The FCC previously reduced A-CAM support and rural broadband deployment obligations as a result of insufficient … Continue reading “WTA Urges Full Funding for Universal Service”
WTA filed reply comments in response to nearly a dozen petitions for reconsideration and several oppositions regarding the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Order adopted in October 2016. WTA urged targeted reconsideration of the Order to address concerns that (1) the FCC … Continue reading “WTA Supports Targeted Reconsideration of FCC’s Privacy Rules”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2017) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband welcomes Senator Orrin Hatch’s (R-UT) Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017, which was introduced last Friday afternoon. The bill would grant a categorical exclusion from federal environmental … Continue reading “WTA Welcomes Legislation Introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch to Address Federal Permitting Delays”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 8, 2017) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband supports President Donald Trump’s decision to re-nominate Ajit Pai to another term and to continue to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
“WTA looks forward to … Continue reading “WTA Supports President’s Re-Nomination of Ajit Pai to Chair FCC”
On March 2, representatives from WTA’s staff met with Jay Schwarz, Wireline Advisor to Chairman Ajit Pai. WTA advocated for full funding of the ACAM and RoR USF paths as well as a elimination or suspension of the telephone … Continue reading “WTA Meets With Chairman Pai’s Office to Discuss USF, Lifeline, Rate-floor”
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