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Hudson Institute Releases Study on Economic Impact of Universal Telecommunications Services
/in Announcements /by adminToday, the D.C.-based Hudson Institute released a study entitled The Economic Impact of Rural Telecommunications: The Greater Gains. The report finds:
– Rural telecommunications companies contributed $14.5 billion to the economies of the states in which they operated in 2009… Continue reading “Hudson Institute Releases Study on Economic Impact of Universal Telecommunications Services”
WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO Send Letters to Leadership of Agriculture Committees on RUS and Deficit Reduction
/in Congressional Advocacy /by adminToday, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO sent letters (click here for an example) to the Leadership of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees requesting that in their upcoming recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction they remember … Continue reading “WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO Send Letters to Leadership of Agriculture Committees on RUS and Deficit Reduction”
WTA, Rural Associations Meet with FCC Staff Regarding Call Termination
/in Filing /by adminOn October 5th, representatives from WTA, OPASTCO, NECA and NTCA met with staff at the FCC to discuss call termination problems and present data from NECA’s test call project. The Notice of ex parte can be found here.… Continue reading “WTA, Rural Associations Meet with FCC Staff Regarding Call Termination”
Rural Telecom Associations Send Letters to Commerce Committees on USF and Deficit Reduction
/in Congressional Advocacy, Press Release /by adminToday, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO sent letters (click here for an example) to the Leadership of the Senate and House Commerce Committees requesting that in their upcoming recommendations to the Select Committee they include specific language outlining why … Continue reading “Rural Telecom Associations Send Letters to Commerce Committees on USF and Deficit Reduction”
Rural Telecom Associations Reaffirm Commitment to Working with the FCC
/in Press Release /by adminToday, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO issued a press release responding to Chairman Genachowski’s announcement that he was circulating an Order on USF and intercarrier compensation reform for consideration at the FCC’s October Public Meeting. The release can be found here… Continue reading “Rural Telecom Associations Reaffirm Commitment to Working with the FCC”
WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO Send Letter Defending USF From Deficit Reduction Threats
/in Press Release /by adminToday, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging the committee members to recognize the long history and legal precedent of the Universal Service Fund as private funds and that those funds … Continue reading “WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO Send Letter Defending USF From Deficit Reduction Threats”
Rural Video Providers File Comments on RSN Public Notice
/in Filing /by adminToday OPASTCO, NTCA, WTA, ITTA and RICA filed comments in response to the FCC’s Public Notice regarding Regional Sports Networks. In their filing, the associations “urge the Commission to acknowledge in its RSN Report that small and mid- sized multichannel … Continue reading “Rural Video Providers File Comments on RSN Public Notice”