Yesterday, representatives from NECA, WTA, and NTCA met with staff at the FCC to discuss a petition filed by NECA, WTA, NTCA, ITTA, ERTA, Windstream and Frontier to gain relief from reductions in intercarrier compensation associated with the exchange of … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC to Discuss Petition on Originating VOIP”
Rural Associations File Comments In Response to USTelecom Forbearance Petition
/in Filing /by ekeberNECA, WTA and NTCA filed reply comments in response to a Petition filed in October by USTelecom requesting forbearance from a number of regulations applicable to ILECs that USTelecom considers “outdated.” The rural associations “request that the Commission defer action … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments In Response to USTelecom Forbearance Petition”
Rural Associations File Comments with FCC on Speed and Latency Testing
/in Filing /by ekeberToday, WTA, NTCA, NECA, and the Eastern Rural Telecom Association (ERTA) filed comments in response to the FCC’s Public Notice seeking comment on a proposed methodology for measurement and reporting speed and latency performance by universal service support recipients.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments with FCC on Speed and Latency Testing”
Rural Associations Meet With FCC Staff to Discuss IntraMTA Wireless Traffic
/in Filing /by ekeberOn December 18th, representatives from WTA, NECA and NTCA met with FCC staff to discuss disputes and issues regarding purported intraMTA wireless traffic exchanged by interexchange carriers over access trunks.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet With FCC Staff to Discuss IntraMTA Wireless Traffic”
Rural Associations Meet with FCC to Discuss Petition on Originating VOIP
/in Filing /by ekeberYesterday, representatives from NECA, WTA, and NTCA met with staff at the FCC to discuss a petition filed by NECA, WTA, NTCA, ITTA, ERTA, Windstream and Frontier to gain relief from reductions in intercarrier compensation associated with the exchange of … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC to Discuss Petition on Originating VOIP”
Rural Associations File Comments on Part 32 Accounting Rules
/in Filing /by ekeberToday, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed comments on response to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking reviewing the Part 32 Uniform System of Accounts. As stated in the comments, the rural associations support “reducing administrative burdens whenever possible … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Part 32 Accounting Rules”
Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion With FCC
/in Filing /by ekeberOn November 6th, representatives met with Commissioner Rosenworcel’s legal advisor to discuss rural call completion issues and express frustration that after more than a year since their adoption by the FCC, the record keeping and reporting rules have not gone … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion With FCC”
WTA Meets with the FCC to Discuss the E-rate Definitions of Rural and Urban
/in Filing /by ekeberThis week, WTA met with wireline advisors to Commissioners Pai, Rosenworcel, and O’Rielly as well as the Wireline Competition Bureau’s E-rate team to discuss WTA’s support Petitions for Reconsideration seeking a modified definition of “rural” and “urban” that … Continue reading “WTA Meets with the FCC to Discuss the E-rate Definitions of Rural and Urban”