On September 11, representatives from WTA member companies and WTA staff met with Nick Degani, wireline advisor to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, to discuss evidence that cable, fixed wireline, and wireless competitors must produce in order to be considered … Continue reading “WTA Meets with Commissioner Pai’s staff on Competitive Overlap Provisions”
Today, WTA sent a letter to the FCC following up on a meeting last month in which the Wireline Competition Bureau asked WTA to propose a method by which entities could prove that they are a bona fide “unsubsidized competitor” … Continue reading “WTA Proposal to Certify Unsubsidized Competitors for USF”
On July 7, representatives from WTA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss WTA’s Petition for Reconsideration of aspects of the USF Reform Order released in March.
Specifically, WTA discussed strengthening the definition of an “unsubsidized … Continue reading “WTA Meets with Wireline Competition Bureau to Discuss Petition for Reconsideration of USF Order”
Today, WTA filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s March 2016 USF Reform Report and Order, Order and Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. WTA seeks reconsideration on four areas: the Commission should reconsider and strengthen … Continue reading “WTA Seeks Reconsideration of Aspects of USF Reform Order”
Last week, WTA and NTCA met with FCC staff and advisors to Commissioners O’Rielly, Clyburn, Pai, Rosenworcel and Wheeler to discuss impending reforms to the Lifeline universal service program. The Rural Representatives reiterated the need for coordination … Continue reading “WTA Discusses Lifeline Modernization and Reform with FCC”
On October 26, WTA, NTCA and USTelecom sent a letter to the FCC proposing that it “tether more closely the applicable USF broadband speed objectives to the Commission’s Section 706 broadband speed objectives.” Specifically, the associations propose that the FCC, … Continue reading “RLEC Associations Ask FCC to Tie USF Speed Requirements to Section 706 Speed Objectives”
Today, ITTA, NTCA, US Telecom and WTA filed a letter to the FCC outlining “proposals for streamlined processes pursuant to which an informed determination can be made of the extent to which ‘unsubsidized competition’ exists within a particular geographic area.” … Continue reading “ILEC Associations Outline Process for Determining Unsubsidized Competition”
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