Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO, ITTA, and ERTA filed comments with the FCC supporting a two year extension of the current freeze of Part 36 category relationships and jurisdictional cost allocation factors. The associations wrote that “This two-year period should … Continue reading “Rural Associations Support Separations Freeze”
On March 29th, representatives from WTA, Wheat State Telephone (KS) and Madison Telephone (KS) met with FCC officials from the Wireline Competition Bureau as well as staff from the offices of Commissioners McDowell and Clyburn. A notice of ex parte… Continue reading “WTA, Wheat State Telephone and Madison Telephone meet with FCC”
Today, WTA, NECA, NTCA and OPASCTO filed comments on a petition by GCI request for a limited waiver of the FCC’s call signaling rules. The associations do not oppose granting “the requested waiver for the four specified circumstances described in … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on GCI Waiver Request”
Today, NECA, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO filed reply comments on the intercarrier compensation portions of the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Reply Comments on ICC Portions of FNPRM”
Today, WTA, NECA, NTCA and OPASCTO filed comments on a petition by Verizon to gain a limited waiver of the FCC’s call signaling rules. The rural associations “do not oppose grant of a waiver to Verizon that is limited to … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Verizon Waiver Request”
On March 8, 2012, representatives from WTA, NTCA, NECA and OPASTCO met with the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss the associations’ positions regarding USF and ICC reform. Notices of ex parte for both USF and ICC were filed.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet With FCC Regarding USF/ICC Reform”
Today, WTA joined USTelecom, NTCA, OPASTCO, ITTA, and ERTA in filing a waiver request at the FCC, asking the Commission to waive the effective date of April 2012 for certain aspects of its Lifeline reform Order and extend it to … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Waiver Request for Lifeline Program”
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