WTA Comments on STIR-SHAKEN

In response to the July 17 FCC Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on combating illegal and unwanted robocalls, WTA filed comments stating that the key to the resolution of many of the robocall blocking issues raised in this proceeding “is … Continue reading “WTA Comments on STIR-SHAKEN”

WTA Cancels its 2020 Fall Educational Forum out of the Safety Concerns for its Members and Staff

Over the past couple of weeks, WTA’s leadership has closely monitored the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), news reports, as well as information provided by the Idaho Health Department and other expert sources regarding … Continue reading “WTA Cancels its 2020 Fall Educational Forum out of the Safety Concerns for its Members and Staff”

ILEC Industry Tells Congress Not to Alter RDOF to Remove ETC Requirement

In a letter signed by WTA, USTelecom, and NTCA sent to Congress today, the associations expressed “deep concern with proposed legislation to prospectively eliminate the eligible telecommunication carrier (ETC) designation for certain broadband providers seeking to compete for funding through … Continue reading “ILEC Industry Tells Congress Not to Alter RDOF to Remove ETC Requirement”

WTA Opposes Mandatory Nationwide Detariffing of Telephone Access Charges

Today, WTA filed comments with the FCC expressing opposition to its proposal to detariff telephone access charges (TACs) such as the Subscriber Line Charge (SLC) and Access Recovery Charge (ARC), arguing that there are no significant current problems or complaints

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WTA Joins Partners to Push for USF Contributions Reform

Today, WTA, along with eleven other organizations, sent a letter to House Democratic and Republican leadership to support the inclusion of H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act, which directs the FCC to begin assessing broadband for contributions to the Universal … Continue reading “WTA Joins Partners to Push for USF Contributions Reform”

WTA Recommends Suspension of BCM for Remainder of COVID Emergency

On May 28, representatives from WTA and five of its member companies discussed suspending the Budget Control Mechanism reductions for CAF-BLS companies for a year or at least for the remainder of the COVID-19 emergency with all five FCC Commissioner … Continue reading “WTA Recommends Suspension of BCM for Remainder of COVID Emergency”