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On February 15th, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with FCC Chairman Genachowski to make recommendations to facilitate broadband build-out in rural America. Secretary Vilsack made the following recommendations:
Create a separate Connect America Fund for Rate of Return Carriers
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Rural Associations Send Letter to FCC with Recommended Reforms to Regression Caps
/in Filing /by adminOn March 6th, WTA and NTCA sent a letter to the FCC stating “significant concerns remain with respect to the caps even in the wake of the Sixth Reconsideration Order,” along with a list of “lingering ‘technical and mechanical concerns’ … Continue reading “Rural Associations Send Letter to FCC with Recommended Reforms to Regression Caps”
FCC Releases 6th Order on Reconsideration
/in Announcements, Press Release /by adminToday, the FCC released its 6th Order on Reconsideration of the USF/ICC Transformation Order. WTA and NTCA issued a joint press release in response.… Continue reading “FCC Releases 6th Order on Reconsideration”
Rural Associations File Comments on TDM to IP Transition
/in Filing /by adminToday, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed reply comments at the FCC in the proceeding concerning the TDM to IP Transition.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on TDM to IP Transition”
USDA Secretary Vilsack Meets with FCC Chairman Genachowski about USF/ICC Reform
/in Announcements /by adminOn February 15th, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with FCC Chairman Genachowski to make recommendations to facilitate broadband build-out in rural America. Secretary Vilsack made the following recommendations:
- Create a separate Connect America Fund for Rate of Return Carriers
… Continue reading “USDA Secretary Vilsack Meets with FCC Chairman Genachowski about USF/ICC Reform”Rural Associations File Comments on Flawed National Broadband Map
/in Filing /by adminOn February 19th, NECA, WTA and NTCA filed comments with the FCC warning about the use of the National Broadband Map as a tool to determine whether an ILEC faces an unsubsidized competitor.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Flawed National Broadband Map”
Rural Associations File Comments on Remote Areas Fund
/in Filing /by adminToday, NECA, WTA, NTCA and ERTA filed comments with the FCC in response to its Public Notice on establishing a Remote Areas Fund to bring broadband to the hardest to serve parts of the country.… Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on Remote Areas Fund”
FCC Releases NPRM on Call Completion
/in Announcements, Press Release /by adminToday, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on rules to help “address problems in the completion of long-distance telephone calls to rural customers.” Comments are due 30 days after the NPRM is published in the Federal … Continue reading “FCC Releases NPRM on Call Completion”