On March 2, representatives from WTA’s staff met with Jay Schwarz, Wireline Advisor to Chairman Ajit Pai. WTA advocated for full funding of the ACAM and RoR USF paths as well as a elimination or suspension of the telephone … Continue reading “WTA Meets With Chairman Pai’s Office to Discuss USF, Lifeline, Rate-floor”
On March 6, WTA filed comments in support of Adak Eagle Enterprises’ Petition for Reconsideration. In its Petition for Reconsideration, Adak requested the FCC reconsider its decision to not extend the company a second-round ACAM offer because it could not … Continue reading “WTA Support Adak Eagle Enterprises’ Petition for Reconsideration”
This week, WTA met with the Wireline Competition Bureau at the FCC regarding industry’s request for a partial stay of the Broadband Privacy Order. WTA emphasized that time is of the essence in granting the stay with a March 2 … Continue reading “WTA Supports Partial Stay of Broadband Privacy Order”
On February 17, WTA filed a petition for temporary waiver or extension of the HUBB Portal filing requirements for recipients of ACAM and CAF-BLS funding. WTA is under the impression that the requirements for filing broadband locations in the HUBB … Continue reading “WTA Requests Temporary Waiver of March 1 HUBB Portal Filing Requirement”
On February 14, representatives from WTA and WTA member companies met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss fully funding the ACAM and rate-of-return paths of the High-Cost USF program. They also discussed the rate-of-return path competitive … Continue reading “WTA Discusses USF Reform with FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, Commissioner O’Rielly’s Staff”
On February 13, WTA filed comments with the FCC seeking “full funding of the ACAM Path at the original August 3, 2016 support offers and associated build-out obligations for all entities that accepted the revised December 20, 2016 offers and … Continue reading “WTA Files Comments Supporting Full Funding of ACAM and Rate-of-Return Mechanism”
On February 10, representatives from WTA and its member companies met with Jay Schwartz, FCC Chairman Pai’s, wireline advisor to discussion broadband deployment in rural areas, advantages of fiber, and the need to fully fund both ACAM and the … Continue reading “WTA Discusses USF Reforms with FCC Chairman’s Office”
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