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WTA, Rural Allies, meet with Commissioner Pai’s Office On Rural Call Completion

On January 25th, representatives from WTA, NECA, NTCA, and OPASTCO met with staff from FCC Commissioner Pai’s office to discuss ongoing problems with rural call completion.  The associations urged the FCC to take action and that “such action should come … Continue reading “WTA, Rural Allies, meet with Commissioner Pai’s Office On Rural Call Completion”

WTA Applauds Letter Signed by 36 Senators to FCC on Rural Call Completion

Today, 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”

Rural Associations Meet with FCC and Hill Staff to Discuss Call Completion

On 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”

Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion Survey with FCC

On May 17th, NECA, WTA, NTCA and OPASTCO met with representatives from the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and Wireline Bureau to discuss the results of the Associations’ recently completed call completion survey.  A notice of ex parte was filed.… Continue reading “Rural Associations Discuss Call Completion Survey with FCC”

Rural Telecom Associations Announce Results of Call Completion Test Project

On May 17th, NECA, NTCA, OPASTCO and WTA released the findings of a joint call completion test project conducted to determine the frequency with which calls to rural areas are being successfully terminated.

The project found that despite recent efforts … Continue reading “Rural Telecom Associations Announce Results of Call Completion Test Project”

WTA Applauds FCC Action on Call Completion

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WASHINGTON (February 7, 2012) – The Western Telecommunications Alliance (WTA) applauds the Declaratory Ruling on rural call completion issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday. The Ruling reminds carriers of the FCC’s “longstanding prohibition on blocking, … Continue reading “WTA Applauds FCC Action on Call Completion”

FCC Releases Declaratory Ruling on Call Completion

Today, 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”