WTA/OPASTCO Urge November 4th FCC Vote on Negotiated Comprehensive Intercarrier Compensation -Universal Service Reform Plan

NTCA “Agrees With Substance of the Groups’ Modifications”

 

Either Delay in Vote or Vote for “Plan B” Very Damaging for Rural America and Slows Deployment of Broadband to “Last 15%”

 

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WTA and OPASTCO Announce Major Rural Gains Achieved in FCC Reform Plan

Associations Applaud Chairman Martin’s Care for Rural Carriers and Their Customers
New, Vastly Improved Plan Offers Stable Revenue Flow to Rural Carriers For At Least Five Years

WASHINGTON – The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies

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WTA, OPASTCO Urge FCC to Confirm that Access Charges Apply to All Interexchange Traffic Terminiating on the PSTN, Including IP-Format Traffic

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Letter from Telco Members Regarding ICC-USF Reform

October 27, 2008

Dear Fellow OPASTCO and WTA Members:

As members of the Boards of OPASTCO and/or WTA, we have been and continue to be active participants in many recent meetings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the Draft … Continue reading “Letter from Telco Members Regarding ICC-USF Reform”

FTC Extends Deadline for Compliance with “Red Flags” Rule

Telecommunications companies that would have had to implement identity theft prevention programs by November 1, 2008, have been given a reprieve until May 1, 2009.  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a rule on all “financial institutions and creditors” Continue reading “FTC Extends Deadline for Compliance with “Red Flags” Rule”