On December 20th, NTCA, WTA, NECA and OPASTCO responded to a letter sent to the FCC by the CTIA – The Wireless Association on the treatment of intraMTA traffic exchange between local exchange carriers and CMRS providers.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Reply to CTIA on IntraMTA Traffic”
Today, NTCA, WTA OPASTCO and NECA filed a request for a waiver of the page limitation imposed on Petitions for Reconsideration, Oppositions to Petitions for Reconsideration, and Replies to Oppositions in the USF/ICC Reform Order.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Request Waiver of Page Limitation on FCC Filing”
On December 8, WTA filed comments with the Office of Government Ethics expressing concerns about an aspect of the agency’s newly proposed ethics rules that would prohibit federal executive branch employees from attending conferences hosted by industry trade associations.… Continue reading “WTA Expresses Concerns to Office of Government Ethics Regarding New Ethics Rules”
On November 29th, representatives from WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO and NECA met with the FCC to discuss “the continuing problem of calls not properly completing to consumers in rural areas and expressed frustration with the industry’s lack of appropriate and timely … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC on Call Termination Problems”
Today, WTA, OPASTCO, NTCA, ITTA, ACA and RICA filed joint comments with the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking implementing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.… Continue reading “Rural Internet Access Providers File Comments With Copyright Office”
On October 19th, 13 state telco associations wrote to the FCC in support of the industry Consensus Framework. They write that “it is of importance that the Rural Plan portion of the Industry Consensus Framework not only proactively addresses universal … Continue reading “13 State Associations Support Consensus Framework”
This week, representatives from WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO and NECA met with Wireline Bureau and FCC Commissioner staff on several occasions to relay our concerns about the proposed Order due for a vote at the end of the month. The notices … Continue reading “WTA, Rural Allies Meet With FCC on USF Reform”
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