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NECA, WTA, NTCA Meet With FCC to Discuss IntraMTA Dispute
/in Filing /by ekeberOn January 11, representatives from WTA, NECA and NTCA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss whether interexchange carriers are eligible to invoke the IntraMTA rule and whether certain interexchange carriers have satisfied the requirements for … Continue reading “NECA, WTA, NTCA Meet With FCC to Discuss IntraMTA Dispute”
WTA Meets With FCC to Discuss Bifurcated USF Proposal
/in Filing /by ekeberOn January 8, representatives from WTA met with Carol Mattey of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss bifurcated USF support mechanisms and the “distribution of high-cost support in areas served by unsubsidized competitors.”… Continue reading “WTA Meets With FCC to Discuss Bifurcated USF Proposal”
RLEC Representatives Discuss Lifeline Reform and Modernization
/in Filing /by ekeberOver the last week, representatives of WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association and JSI met with the Wireline Competition Bureau and staff of Commissioner Rosenworcel and Pai to discuss the Commission’s ongoing efforts to reform and modernize the … Continue reading “RLEC Representatives Discuss Lifeline Reform and Modernization”
WTA Files Comments on Draft ACAM Rules
/in Filing /by ekeberOn December 17, WTA filed comments with recommended changes to the proposed rules for model-based USF support submitted by ITTA earlier this month.… Continue reading “WTA Files Comments on Draft ACAM Rules”
RLEC Associations File Proposed USF Obligations with FCC
/in Filing /by ekeberOn December 16, WTA, NTCA and USTelecom filed with the FCC suggested speed and build-out obligations for rate-of-return carriers that, in the future, decline model-based USF support. The filing also recommends eliminating the “5-year plan” component of the 481 form … Continue reading “RLEC Associations File Proposed USF Obligations with FCC”
WTA Members Meet With FCC Staff To Discuss USF Reform
/in Filing /by ekeberOn December 9, WTA staff and representatives from two WTA member companies met with FCC Wireline Bureau staff and Commissioner staff to discuss the two company’s perspectives on both the proposed A-CAM and proposed bifurcated approach to reforming the existing … Continue reading “WTA Members Meet With FCC Staff To Discuss USF Reform”
WTA Meets with FCC’s Wireline Staff to Discuss USF Reforms for RoR Carriers
/in Filing /by ekeberOn December 1, representatives from WTA met with FCC Wireline Competition Bureau staff to discuss the tariff and pricing impacts of potential changes to high-cost support mechanisms for rural carriers. The topics discussed included the potential impact of the voluntary … Continue reading “WTA Meets with FCC’s Wireline Staff to Discuss USF Reforms for RoR Carriers”