WTA meets with Commissioner Clyburn’s Office on Video Issues

On March 24, representatives from WTA met with Adonis Hoffman, Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor for Media issues for FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to discuss the need for retransmission consent reform and for the FCC to address the … Continue reading “WTA meets with Commissioner Clyburn’s Office on Video Issues”

WTA Discusses E-rate Reform with FCC Staff

On March 18, representatives from WTA and Tenino Telephone Co. met with FCC staff to discuss reforms of the USF E-rate program.… Continue reading “WTA Discusses E-rate Reform with FCC Staff”

WTA Submits Comments on the FCC’s Video Competition Report Update

On Friday March 21, 2014 WTA submitted comments on the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry seeking information on the state of competition in the delivery of video programming for the Commission’s Sixteenth Video Competition Report.… Continue reading “WTA Submits Comments on the FCC’s Video Competition Report Update”

Rural Associations Meet with FCC on Call Completion

On March 10, representatives from NECA, WTA and NTCA met with staff from the FCC to discuss the continued problem of rural call completion and to discuss the associations’ recent filing on various Petitions for Reconsideration of the call completion … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC on Call Completion”

Telco Associations File for Exention of Deadline for Compliance of Local Service Rate Floor

On March 11, NECA, USTelecom, WTA, ERTA, NTCA, and ITTA filed for an extension of the deadline for compliance with the new 2014 local service rate floor from July 1, 2014, to January 2, 2015.… Continue reading “Telco Associations File for Exention of Deadline for Compliance of Local Service Rate Floor”

WTA Meets With FCC To Discuss E-rate Program

Last week, representatives from WTA met with FCC staff to discuss the E-rate program and what types of information might WTA member companies submit to assist the FCC with its reforms.… Continue reading “WTA Meets With FCC To Discuss E-rate Program”

Rural Associations File Opposition to PRFs on Rural Call Completion

Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed in opposition to the Petitions for Reconsiderations of the FCC’s Call Completion Order filed by Sprint and Transcom. Transcom is petitioning the FCC to alter its ban on false ring tones so that … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Opposition to PRFs on Rural Call Completion”