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WTA Meets with Chairman Pai’s Staff to Discuss USF Budget, 8YY Calls, and Network Performance Testing

On October 2, representatives from WTA met with staff from FCC Chairman Pai’s office to discuss the details of the industry letter sent to the FCC on the USF budget review, the 8YY proceeding, and WTA’s Application for Review of … Continue reading “WTA Meets with Chairman Pai’s Staff to Discuss USF Budget, 8YY Calls, and Network Performance Testing”

WTA Files Comments in 8YY Proceeding

On Sept. 4, WTA filed comments in response to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking designed to address arbitrage and fraud in the intercarrier compensation regime.  However, WTA believes that the “1,000 or so wholly innocent RLECs should not

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Industry Partners Sends Letter to FCC on 8YY Access Charges

Today, trade associations representing small and mid-size ILECs and large and small cable providers, as well as carriers Frontier and Windstream, sent a letter to the FCC expressing concerns about moving to a bill-and-keep regime for 8YY access charges. In … Continue reading “Industry Partners Sends Letter to FCC on 8YY Access Charges”

WTA Files Reply Comments Regarding Toll-Free 8YY Services

On August 15, WTA filed reply comments in response to an FCC Public Notice asking parties to refresh the record regarding 8YY access reform. In its comments, WTA stated there is no need “for the Commission to jump precipitously into … Continue reading “WTA Files Reply Comments Regarding Toll-Free 8YY Services”