WTA Reviewing and Assessing the FCC’s Lifeline Reform Order

Today, WTA released the following statement to the press in response to the FCC’s Order reforming the USF Lifeline Program:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 1, 2016) – WTA–Advocates for Rural Broadband supports the objectives of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to

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WTA Reviewing and Assessing FCC’s USF Reform Order

WTA released the following statement to the press regarding the USF Reform Order and FNPRM released yesterday by the FCC:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 31, 2016) – WTA—Advocates for Rural Broadband is in the process of reviewing the details and assessing … Continue reading “WTA Reviewing and Assessing FCC’s USF Reform Order”

WTA Encouraged By FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai’s Remarks on Stand-Alone Broadband

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 30, 2014) – WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband is encouraged by the statement made by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai in Omaha, NE yesterday regarding the need for reform of the Universal Service Fund distribution mechanism for small, rural … Continue reading “WTA Encouraged By FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai’s Remarks on Stand-Alone Broadband”

WTA Applauds Introduction of the “Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act’’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2015) – WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband applauds Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Jon Tester (MT) for introducing the Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2015. The legislation directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address

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WTA Congratulates Ed Buchanan’s Election to Chair NECA Board

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 14, 2015) – WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband congratulates Ed Buchanan of Interstate Communications located in Truro, Iowa on his election as Chairman of the Board of the National Exchange Carrier Association.

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WTA Applauds Elimination of QRA and Reinstatement of Safety Net Additive Support

WASHINGTON, D.C. – WTA applauds the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) unanimous decision today to eliminate the quantile regression analysis (QRA), which had been used to unpredictably cap and cut Universal Service Fund support to rural local exchange carriers (RLECs).

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WTA Applauds Latta-Welch Resolution on Rural Call Completion

WTA applauds Representatives Bob Latta (OH) and Peter Welch (VT), Co-Chairs of the House Rural Telecommunications Working Group, for introducing a bipartisan resolution that expresses support for the common sense idea that voice calls to rural areas should be completed … Continue reading “WTA Applauds Latta-Welch Resolution on Rural Call Completion”