On October 17th, NECA, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO held a conference call with the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss various interim and longer-term options for addressing concerns with respect to the regression analysis-based caps on universal service fund support. … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Problems With QRA With FCC”
WTA Applauds Letter Signed by 36 Senators to FCC on Rural Call Completion
/in Congressional Advocacy, Press Release /by adminToday, Senator Senator Tim Johnson (SD) and 35 other Senators sent a letter to the FCC encouraging it to aggressively pursue voice service providers who are not completing calls to consumers and businesses in rural America.
The letter urges the … Continue reading “WTA Applauds Letter Signed by 36 Senators to FCC on Rural Call Completion”
WTA, Other Intervenors, File in 10th Circuit
/in Filing /by adminOn November 20th, WTA and other rural associations and telecommunications companies filed a brief before the Court of Appeals, which is hearing the case challenging the USC/ICC Transformation Order.… Continue reading “WTA, Other Intervenors, File in 10th Circuit”
Rural Associations Meet with FCC and Hill Staff to Discuss Call Completion
/in Congressional Advocacy, Filing, Media/News /by adminOn November 14th, representatives from NECA, NTCA, WTA and OPASTCO met with the FCC to discuss the results of a survey that found that consumer complaints about occurrences of calls failing to complete to rural communities are steady or getting … Continue reading “Rural Associations Meet with FCC and Hill Staff to Discuss Call Completion”
WTA Meets with FCC on USF/ICC Reform
/in Filing /by adminOn November 7th, representatives from WTA met with FCC staff from Chairman Genachowski’s office and the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss reforms to USF/ICC. They also met with the legal advisors from the other four Commissioners’ offices.… Continue reading “WTA Meets with FCC on USF/ICC Reform”
WTA Meets with FCC Regarding USF/ICC Reform
/in Filing /by adminOn November, 1, WTA met with staffers for FCC Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai regarding proposals to adjust various sections of the FCC’s USF and ICC reforms.… Continue reading “WTA Meets with FCC Regarding USF/ICC Reform”
WTA Files Reply Comments in Support of Central Texas Telephone Co-op Waiver Petition
/in Filing /by adminToday, WTA filed reply comments in support of Central Texas Telephone Cooperative’s request for waiver of the FCC’s regression model benchmarks that will limit the High Cost Loop Support the company receives.… Continue reading “WTA Files Reply Comments in Support of Central Texas Telephone Co-op Waiver Petition”
Rural Associations Discuss Problems With QRA With FCC
/in Filing /by adminOn October 17th, NECA, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO held a conference call with the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss various interim and longer-term options for addressing concerns with respect to the regression analysis-based caps on universal service fund support. … Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Problems With QRA With FCC”