On February 19th, NECA, WTA and NTCA filed comments with the FCC warning about the use of the National Broadband Map as a tool to determine whether an ILEC faces an unsubsidized competitor.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Flawed National Broadband Map”
Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed comments with the FCC in response to its Public Notice on establishing a Remote Areas Fund to bring broadband to the hardest to serve parts of the country.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Remote Areas Fund”
On February 4th, NECA, WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO, ITTA and USTelecom filed joint comments in response to the FCC’s Public Notice requesting comments on a proposal to collect data on an annual basis from ILECs that participate in the CAF intercarrier … Continue reading “Telco Associations File Comments on FCC’s Proposed ICC Reform Compliance and Monitoring Form”
On January 29th, representatives from WTA, NECA, NTCA and OPASTCO met with staff from FCC Commissioners Rosenworcel and McDowell’s offices to discuss the continued problems of telephone calls not being completed in rural America. As with previous meetings, the associations … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC Staff to Discuss Rural Call Completion”
Yesterday, representatives from WTA, NECA, NTCA and OPASTCO met with officials from the Wireline Bureau and Commissioner Clyburn’s office to discuss rural call completion. Because of the seriousness of the continuing problem, the associations urged the FCC to “adopt a … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC on Rural Call Completion”
On January 28th, WTA filed comments with the FCC on the ongoing evolution of the public network from a TDM-based platform to an Internet Protocol-based infrastructure. This was in response to the FCC’s request for comments on two petitions, one … Continue reading “WTA Files Comments on TDM to IP Transition”
On January 24th, representatives from WTA, NECA, NTCA and OPASTCO met with officials from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss ways to ensure that RLECs receive USF support even if a broadband subscriber chooses not to purchase local phone … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Standalone Broadband with FCC”
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