On May 2, 2019, representatives from WTA met with staff from the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss the particular proposals presented by WTA in its letter of April 17.… Continue reading “WTA Meets With Wireline Bureau on Network Performance Testing”
On May 6, 2019, WTA filed comments in support of the Petitions for Reconsideration submitted by Silver Star Communications and Pineland Telephone Cooperative to the FCC’s December 13, 2018 Report and Order on the Universal Service Fund budget.… Continue reading “WTA Supports Recon Petitions Filed by Silver Star Communications and Pineland Telephone Cooperative”
On April 17, WTA sent a letter to the FCC following up on previous conversations about broadband network testing. The letter contains specific proposals WTA recommends the FCC adopt to reduce regulatory burdens on small, rural broadband providers. The proposals … Continue reading “WTA Presents Proposals to FCC on Network Testing Fixes”
Today, WTA filed reply comments in response to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking reiterating its opposition to using reverse auctions as a method for distributing USF support in areas deemed competitive. It also restated its desire for the … Continue reading “WTA Replies to Comments on Reverse Auctions for USF, CBOL and Tribal Broadband Factor”
On April 2, representatives from WTA spoke with representatives from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau about the FCC’s broadband network performance testing rules. WTA explained that the overall problem is that the testing requirements were designed primarily for large price … Continue reading “WTA Discusses Network Performance Testing with FCC”
On March 15, representatives from WTA, NTCA, ITTA and USTelecom met with staff from FCC Chairman Pai’s office to discuss the need to ensure the voice rate floor policy does not harm rural consumers in coming months. The ILEC representatives … Continue reading “ILEC Associations Meet with FCC Staff to Discuss Voice Rate Floor, Network Testing”
On March 8, WTA filed comments on the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on using reverse auctions to distribute USF support in areas deemed competitive, how to address conversations to broadband-only loops, and providing additional USF support … Continue reading “WTA Files Comments on CBOL, Competitive Overlap and Tribal Broadband Factor”
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