Prior to the Christmas holiday, representatives from WTA met with staff from the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau and the Commissioner offices to discuss the association’s thoughts on the proposed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
WTA indicated that some of its members
Today, WTA filed reply comments in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to create the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. WTA reiterated many of its thoughts from its initial comments, writing that the CAF Phase II Auction procedures
On October 18, representatives from WTA, USTelecom, NTCA, ITTA and and TDS Telecom held a conference call with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s staff about the draft broadband performance testing Draft Reconsideration Order. The ILEC representatives expressed their concerns regarding statements … Continue reading “ILEC Representatives Discuss Network Testing with Chairman Pai’s Staff”
On October 16, WTA met with staff from the office of Commissioner O’Rielly. WTA reiterated its support for performance testing that fairly and accurately measures speed and latency for a sample of the locations for which they have received CAF … Continue reading “WTA Discusses Draft Network Testing with FCC”
Last week, representatives from WTA and its member companies met with staff from the offices of Chairman Pai and Commissioners Carr, Rosenworcel, and Starks.
In the meetings, WTA reiterated its support for performance testing that fairly and accurately measures speed … Continue reading “WTA Discusses Draft Network Testing Order with FCC”
On October 7, WTA filed reply comments in the Commission’s Digital Opportunity Data Collection proceeding. In the filing, WTA again advocated for a challenge process that should occur before any decisions are made in regards to eligibility for funding. WTA … Continue reading “WTA Files Reply Comments in Mapping Proceeding”
On September 24, representatives from WTA met staff for Commissioners O’Reilly and Carr to discuss broadband network testing, the proposed Rural Digital Opportunities Fund (RDOF), and broadband mapping.
Regarding testing, WTA expressed concerns that an FCC Order responding to the … Continue reading “WTA Discusses Network Testing, RDOF and Broadband Mapping with FCC”
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