ekeber, Author at WTA Advocates for Rural Broadband

Rural Associations Meet with FCC on Call Completion

March 13, 2014 in Filing /by ekeber

On March 10, representatives from NECA, WTA and NTCA met with staff from the FCC to discuss the continued problem of rural call completion and to discuss the associations’ recent filing on various Petitions for Reconsideration of the call completion … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC on Call Completion”

March 12, 2014 in Filing /by ekeber

On March 11, NECA, USTelecom, WTA, ERTA, NTCA, and ITTA filed for an extension of the deadline for compliance with the new 2014 local service rate floor from July 1, 2014, to January 2, 2015.… Continue reading “Telco Associations File for Exention of Deadline for Compliance of Local Service Rate Floor”

March 11, 2014 in Filing /by ekeber

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”

March 4, 2014 in Filing /by ekeber

Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed in opposition to the Petitions for Reconsiderations of the FCC’s Call Completion Order filed by Sprint and Transcom. Transcom is petitioning the FCC to alter its ban on false ring tones so that … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Opposition to PRFs on Rural Call Completion”

February 18, 2014 in Filing /by ekeber

Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed reply comments on the FCC’s Rural Completion FNPRM. The associations stated that:

Comments filed in response to the FNPRM make clear that it is highly premature for the FCC to revise the data

January 31, 2014 in Congressional Advocacy /by ekeber

Today, WTA submitted a response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s White Paper on Modernizing the Communications Act.… Continue reading “WTA Responds to House Committee’s White Paper on Updating the Communications Act”

January 16, 2014 in Filing /by ekeber

Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed comments in response to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on rural call completion that was released last year. In the comments, the associations urge the FCC to implement its call completion … Continue reading “WTA, Allies File Comments on Call Completion FNPRM”