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FCC Releases Declaratory Ruling on Call Completion
/in Announcements /by adminToday, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling seeking to address the problems rural carrier have had with call completion.… Continue reading “FCC Releases Declaratory Ruling on Call Completion”
RUS Posts Letter to Potential Borrowers
/in Announcements /by adminToday, RUS Assistant Administrator David Villano posted a letter on the agency’s webpage discussing new requirements for loan applicants for the current fiscal year.… Continue reading “RUS Posts Letter to Potential Borrowers”
Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion Problems with FCC
/in Filing /by adminOn January 25th, WTA, NECA, NTCA and OPASTCO met with representatives from from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Enforcement Bureau to discuss continued problems with call completion in rural areas. A notice of ex parte was filed today.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion Problems with FCC”
Rural Associations File Petition for Clarification of FCC Order
/in Filing /by adminOn January 23rd, WTA, NTCA, OPASTCO and ITTA filed a Petition for Clarification to the FCC to inquire as to whether the new rules adopted last year permit carriers sufficient time to implement rate changes that would enable the carriers’ … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Petition for Clarification of FCC Order”
Senators Send Letter to FCC on Call Termination
/in Congressional Advocacy /by adminToday, Senator Tim Johnson (SD) lead a group of 24 Senators in sending a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski requesting he and the FCC take the “necessary actions to protect consumers and ensure that the widespread and frequent occurrence … Continue reading “Senators Send Letter to FCC on Call Termination”
Rural Associations File Comments on USF FNPRM
/in Filing /by adminRURAL TELECOM ASSOCIATIONS WEIGH IN ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM IN RESPONSE TO FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Urge FCC to turn focus from cutting and reducing Universal Service Fund support for small carrier networks to adoption of a plan that … Continue reading “Rural Associations File Comments on USF FNPRM”
Rural Associations Send Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Regarding FCC Reforms
/in Announcements /by adminToday, NTCA, WTA and OPASTCO sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who’s also the Chair of the White House Rural Council, regarding the FCC’s Order and FNPRM. The associations write that the FCC’s actions “threaten the sustainability of … Continue reading “Rural Associations Send Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Regarding FCC Reforms”