On April 23, WTA filed a joint reply with NTCA in support of the Petitions for Reconsideration filed by NCTA and ATVA in the ATSC 3.0 / NextGen Broadcasting proceeding. Specifically, the Rural Associations outlined their concerns that the Commission’s … Continue reading “WTA Affirms Issues Raised in ATSC 3.0 Proceeding”
On April 12th, WTA and NTCA met with representatives from the Media and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureaus to discuss the approaching December 2018 video accessibility deadline applicable to small MVPDs. The Associations reviewed the technology available to their members … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Video Accessibility at FCC”
This week, WTA members Deborah Rand and David Shipley of USConnect and Robert Johnson and Troy Radermacher of Dickey Rural Networks visited Washington, DC and held meetings with the FCC and Congress. In meetings with the Wireline Competition Bureau, … Continue reading “WTA Members Visit FCC and Congress”
On February 22, representatives from WTA and NTCA met with staff from Chairman Pai’s and Commissioner O’Rielly’s office to urge the FCC to provide clear and tailored guidance regarding the eligibility of certain expenses for recovery via high-cost USF support … Continue reading “WTA and NTCA Meet with FCC to Discuss USF Eligible Expenses”
This week, representatives from WTA met with staff from the offices of FCC Commissioners O’Reilly, Rosenworcel, Clyburn, and Carr. In all four meetings, WTA expressed support for review and increase of the overall High Cost program budget, for additional USF … Continue reading “WTA Meets with FCC Commissioner Offices to Discuss USF”
On January 17, representatives from WTA, NTCA, ITTA and Vantage Point Solutions met with staff from Commissioner Clyburn’s and Rosenworcel’s offices to discuss concerns with a portion of the draft Order and Order on Reconsideration to be considered at the … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC to Discuss CAF II Draft Order”
On December 27, WTA filed comments with the FCC in response to its NPRM and NOI on nationwide number portability. WTA proposes that, if the Commission determines to proceed toward nationwide number portability at this time, it do so in … Continue reading “WTA Files Comments on Number Portability”
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