On June 28th, representatives from WTA met with Chairman Genachowski’s Legal Advisor, Michael Steffen, and Patrick Halley from the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss long-term issues surrounding USF and intercarrier compensation reform. A notice of ex parte can be found … Continue reading “WTA Meets with Chairman Genachowski’s Office, WCB, to Discuss USF/ICC Reform”
On June 22nd, NECA, WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO and ERTA filed comments with the FCC stating that they do not oppose granting “a waiver to Consolidated Communications that is limited to circumstances identified in its petition, provided such waiver is subject … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Consolidated Communications’ Call Signaling Waiver Petition”
Today, NECA, NTCA, WTA, OPASTCO and ERTA filed comments urging the FCC to deny Sprint’s petition for a declaratory ruling on several issues pertaining to the applicability of tariffed access rates to VoIP-originated calls prior to December 29, 2011.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Urge FCC to Deny Sprint Petition for Declaratory Ruling on VoIP-Originated Traffic”
Today, NECA, NTCA, WTA, OPASTCO, ERTA and ITTA filed comments in response to CTIA’s opposition to the rural associations’ Application for Review of the FCC’s April 25th Order on regression analysis. The associations’ state that “CTIA’s opposition contains only superficial … Continue reading “Rural Associations Reply to CTIA Opposition to Rural Associations’ Application for Review”
Today, NECA, NTCA, WTA, OPASTCO and ERTA filed comments urging the FCC to deny Sprint’s petition for a declaratory ruling on several issues pertaining to the applicability of tariffed access rates to VoIP-originated calls prior to December 29, 2011.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Urge FCC to Deny Sprint Petition for Declaratory Ruling on VoIP-Originated Traffic”
Today, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO submitted to the FCC comments in support of NECA’s request for a temporary and expedited waiver of the FCC’s rules and related Orders governing the calculation of Interstate Access Recovery Charge rates and reporting of … Continue reading “Rural Associations Support NECA’s Waiver of Rules Regarding ARC Rates”
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WASHINGTON (May 25, 2012) – NTCA, OPASTCO, WTA and NECA filed an Application for Review and Petition for Stay… Continue reading “Rural Associations Urge Stay of Regression-Based Caps on USF Support”
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