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On Tuesday, Feb. 9, WTA, Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company and Interstate Communications met with the Commission’s Media Bureau to discuss their experiences negotiating for retransmission consent with local commercial broadcast stations in their rural service areas. WTA, NNTC, and Interstate … Continue reading “WTA Members Discuss Retransmission Consent Reform with the FCC’s Media Bureau”
On Feb. 2, representatives from WTA met with staff from the offices of FCC Chairman Wheeler, Commissioners O’Rielly and Clyburn and the Wireline Competition Bureau. They also met with staff from the offices of Commissioners Rosenworcel and Pai separately.
In … Continue reading “WTA Discusses USF Reforms with FCC Staff”
On January 28, representatives from WTA discussed the proposed reforms to the USF High Cost Fund with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, focusing particularly on the build-out requirements for RLECs that choose either the model-based option or to … Continue reading “WTA Discusses USF Reforms with Wireline Bureau Staff”
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”
Today, WTA submitted reply comments in the FCC’s proceeding to review its totality of the circumstances test for good faith in retransmission consent negotiations. Building on its initial comments from other stakeholders in the record, WTA argues that the FCC … Continue reading “WTA Replies to Comments on Retransmission Consent Reform”
On January 11, representatives from WTA, NECA and NTCA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss whether interexchange carriers are eligible to invoke the IntraMTA rule and whether certain interexchange carriers have satisfied the requirements for … Continue reading “NECA, WTA, NTCA Meet With FCC to Discuss IntraMTA Dispute”
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”
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