https://w-t-a.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WTA-Logo-Full-Wide-900.png00ekeberhttps://w-t-a.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WTA-Logo-Full-Wide-900.pngekeber2025-06-27 09:50:402025-06-27 09:50:40WTA Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Constitutionality of Universal Service Fund
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Today, WTA joined other broadband industry associations in sending a letter to President Trump urging “both eliminate the unnecessary and burdensome [BEAD] program requirements imposed by the Biden Administration and enable the States to move forward quickly with implementation.
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Yesterday, WTA encouraged the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations to recommend the continuation of an indefinite freeze – with a voluntary, one-time option for companies to unfreeze/refreeze/freeze – while the Joint Board and the FCC work out the details … Continue reading “WTA Recommends Indefinite Freeze of Separations Rules”
In a letter sent yesterday to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, WTA encouraged the Commerce Department to move quickly on any changes to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program so that proposed broadband projects are not unnecessarily delayed. … Continue reading “WTA Urges Continued Momentum on BEAD to Commerce Secretary”
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WTA Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Constitutionality of Universal Service Fund
/in Press Release /by ekeberWASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2025) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband applauds today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that the Federal Universal Service Fund (USF) is constitutional, a welcome relief to those who depend on robust rural broadband … Continue reading “WTA Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Constitutionality of Universal Service Fund ”
WTA Congratulates FCC Nominee Olivia Trusty
/in Press Release /by ekeberWASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2025) – The following can be attributed to Derrick Owens, WTA’s Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs:
“WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband congratulates Olivia Trusty on her confirmation by the Senate today to … Continue reading “WTA Congratulates FCC Nominee Olivia Trusty”
WTA Sends Letter to FCC on Standards for Altering E-ACAM Support Levels
/in Filing /by ekeberOn May 30, WTA joined the ACAM Broadband Coalition, NTCA, and US Telecom in sending a letter to the FCC urging the Wireline Competition Bureau to confirm that Obligated Locations, as opposed to Required Locations, will be used “to assess … Continue reading “WTA Sends Letter to FCC on Standards for Altering E-ACAM Support Levels”
WTA Joins Industry in Urging White House to Advance BEAD Program
/in Executive Branch Advocacy /by ekeberToday, WTA joined other broadband industry associations in sending a letter to President Trump urging “both eliminate the unnecessary and burdensome [BEAD] program requirements imposed by the Biden Administration and enable the States to move forward quickly with implementation.
In … Continue reading “WTA Joins Industry in Urging White House to Advance BEAD Program”
WTA Recommends Indefinite Freeze of Separations Rules
/in Filing /by ekeberYesterday, WTA encouraged the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations to recommend the continuation of an indefinite freeze – with a voluntary, one-time option for companies to unfreeze/refreeze/freeze – while the Joint Board and the FCC work out the details … Continue reading “WTA Recommends Indefinite Freeze of Separations Rules”
WTA Files Comments in FCC’s Delete, Delete, Delete Proceeding
/in Filing /by ekeberToday, WTA filed comments in response to the FCC’s Public Notice on alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens. WTA supports the FCC undertaking this review and in its filing recommends eliminating or reducing regulatory requirements that are duplicative or no longer necessary.… Continue reading “WTA Files Comments in FCC’s Delete, Delete, Delete Proceeding”
WTA Urges Continued Momentum on BEAD to Commerce Secretary
/in Executive Branch Advocacy /by ekeberIn a letter sent yesterday to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, WTA encouraged the Commerce Department to move quickly on any changes to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program so that proposed broadband projects are not unnecessarily delayed. … Continue reading “WTA Urges Continued Momentum on BEAD to Commerce Secretary”