WTA Meets with FCC Chairman’s Office to Discuss National Security NPRM

On May 15, 2018,  WTA met with Nirali Patel, Special Counsel to Chairman Ajit Pai, to discuss the recently released Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the above referenced proceeding. In a general, high-level discussion, WTA noted the initial concerns … Continue reading “WTA Meets with FCC Chairman’s Office to Discuss National Security NPRM”

WTA Affirms Issues Raised in ATSC 3.0 Proceeding

On April 23, WTA filed a joint reply with NTCA in support of the Petitions for Reconsideration filed by NCTA and ATVA in the ATSC 3.0 / NextGen Broadcasting proceeding. Specifically, the Rural Associations outlined their concerns that the Commission’s … Continue reading “WTA Affirms Issues Raised in ATSC 3.0 Proceeding”

Rural Associations Discuss Video Accessibility at FCC

On April 12th, WTA and NTCA met with representatives from the Media and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureaus to discuss the approaching December 2018 video accessibility deadline applicable to small MVPDs. The Associations reviewed the technology available to their members … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Video Accessibility at FCC”

WTA Members Visit FCC and Congress

This week, WTA members Deborah Rand and David Shipley of USConnect and Robert Johnson and Troy Radermacher of Dickey Rural Networks visited Washington, DC and held meetings with the FCC and Congress. In meetings with the Wireline Competition Bureau, … Continue reading “WTA Members Visit FCC and Congress”

WTA Urges Congress to Allocate Specific Infrastructure Funding for Rural Broadband

In advance of the Senate Commerce Committee hearings on infrastructure this week, WTA released the following statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 12, 2018) – The following statement can be attributed to Derrick Owens, Senior Vice President of Government & Industry

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WTA’s Senior VP Derrick Owens Testifies at House Small Business Committee Hearing

Today, WTA’s Senior VP for Government and Industry Affairs testified in front of two Subcommittees of the House Small Business Committee on rural broadband issues.  His testimony and a webcast of the hearing can be found on the Committee’s websiteContinue reading “WTA’s Senior VP Derrick Owens Testifies at House Small Business Committee Hearing”

WTA Sends Letters to House and Senate Appropriations Committee on Rural Broadband Funding

On March 2, WTA sent letters to the leadership of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to express support for allocating federal dollars specifically for rural broadband infrastructure.  The letter notes both the President’s infrastructure proposal and the Congressional Budget … Continue reading “WTA Sends Letters to House and Senate Appropriations Committee on Rural Broadband Funding”