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WASHINGTON, DC (September 11, 2013) – The Western Telecommunications Alliance is encouraged by the release of draft legislation by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, that would update the nation’s retransmission consent rules.
“WTA welcomes … Continue reading “WTA Encouraged by Congresswoman Eshoo’s Efforts to Reform Retransmission Consent Rules”
Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA, USTelecom and ERTA responded to comments filed in response to the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau’s Staff Report on represcribing the authorized rate of return for RLECs. The associations notes that the comments of other interested parties … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Reply Comments on RoR Represcription”
Washington, August 23, 2013 — ATIS and NECA today announced the launch of a voluntary Joint National Call Testing Project (JNCTP). The project, to be co-administered by both ATIS and NECA, will offer interexchange carriers, wireless carriers and VoIP providers … Continue reading “ATIS and NECA Join Forces to Help Address Call Completion Issues”
Western Telecommunications Alliance (WTA) Foundation, Inc. and the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED) will host a charity auction on Monday, September 30, 2013, in conjunction with the WTA Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. This is the first
… Continue reading “WTA Foundation and FRED to Host Joint Fundraiser in September”
On Friday, the FCC issued an Order giving the rural ILEC industry some certainty regarding the application of the regression analysis for next year. The Order keeps in place the FCC’s regression coefficients being used for 2012 and 2013 through … Continue reading “FCC Releases Order on Regression Analysis”
Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA, ERTA and USTelecom filed joint comments responding to the FCC’s Public Notice requesting feedback on a Wireline Competition Bureau Staff Report regarding potential data and methods to be used in represcribing the authorized interstate rate of … Continue reading “Associations File Comments Opposing Proposed Plan to Represcribe Rate of Return”
WASHINGTON (July 24, 2013) – The approach developed by the Federal Communications Commission to implement caps on Universal Service Fund (USF) support for small telecommunications providers has the effect of chilling investment in broadband infrastructure in some of the country’s … Continue reading “Study by Former FCC Economist Finds USF Changes Undercutting Rural Broadband Investment”
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