On April 1, representatives from the Affordable Broadband Coalition, including staff from WTA, met with staff from FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s office to urge the FCC to not forebear from assessing broadband for contributions to USF in the event the FCC … Continue reading “Affordable Broadband Coalition, WTA Meet with Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s Staff on USF Contributions”
Today, WTA responded to the FCC’s Public Notice requesting comment on “Leveraging the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric for High-Cost Support Mechanism Deployment Obligations.”
WTA opposes mandatory use of Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric data to adjust supported locations or verify compliance … Continue reading “WTA Opposes Mandatory Use of Broadband Fabric Data for ACAM/Alaska Plan Verification”
Yesterday, WTA filed comments with the FCC expressing opposition to a request to waive all penalties for RDOF awardees who do not fulfill their build-out commitments so that those locations could be included in BEAD. The FCC asked for input … Continue reading “WTA Opposes RDOF Amnesty in Comments to FCC”
In comments to the FCC in response to its Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on digital discrimination, WTA stated that, in light of the long nondiscriminatory service record of RLECs and the established legal restraints ensuring the continuation of this … Continue reading “WTA Supports RLEC Exemption From Proposed Digital Discrimination Regulations”
On February 26, WTA joined NTCA and US Telecom in sending a letter to the FCC reiterating concerns about not abiding by the Order creating the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (E-ACAM) program, which made clear that initial E-ACAM … Continue reading “WTA Joins Industry Letter to FCC on E-ACAM Locations”
On February 22, representatives from WTA and JSI met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economic Analysis to discuss concerns regarding the true-up of Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (E-ACAM) locations that is scheduled … Continue reading “WTA Discusses E-ACAM Locations With FCC”
Today, WTA filed comments in response to the FCC Public Notice of January 25, 2024, on the Enhanced A-CAM Eligible Locations True-Up. In its comment, WTA states that the Public Notice departs from repeated FCC and Wireline Competition Bureau pre-election … Continue reading “WTA Expresses Concerns about FCC Plans for E-ACAM True-Ups”
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