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Today, 26 Senators, lead by Senators John Tester (MT) and John Barrasso (WY), sent a letter to newly sworn in FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler noting that the FCC’s USF reforms, in particular the quantile regression analysis, have created uncertainty in … Continue reading “Congress Sends Two Letters to FCC on QRA”
WTA congratulates Tom Wheeler and Michael O’Rielly on their Senate confirmations to serve as chairman and commissioner, respectively, of the Federal Communications Commission.
“There are many critical issues that must be addressed at the Commission regarding rural telcos’ ability to
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WTA applauds today’s action taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address the problems caused by telephone calls not being completed in many rural areas of the country. This problem has existed for several years, and a rulemaking on
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Recently, two congressional letters were recently sent to the FCC expressing concerns about the quantile regression analysis. The first, led by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), was signed by 11 other members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The … Continue reading “Congress Pressures FCC on QRA”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – (OCTOBER 2, 2013) – The Western Telecommunications Alliance (WTA) is pleased to announce the election of its new officers for the coming two years: Mark M. Gailey, President/GM Totah Communications in Ochelata, OK as President; Paul … Continue reading “WTA Elects New Officers and Board of Directors”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – (OCTOBER 2, 2013) – The Western Telecommunications Alliance (WTA) announced yesterday at its 2013 Fall Annual Meeting that James W. Frame of the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) was awarded the Jack H Rhyner Award by … Continue reading “WTA Awards Jack H Rhyner Award To NECA’s Jim Frame”
Today, WTA and NTCA filed joint 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 Comments on FCC’s E-Rate NPRM”
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