WTA Seeks Reconsideration of Aspects of USF Reform 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...
View ArticleRural Associations Seek Reconsideration of Certain Changes to the Lifeline...
Today, WTA and NTCA filed a joint petition for reconsideration and/or clarification of certain aspects of the reforms adopted in the FCC’s Report and Order expanding the Lifeline program to include...
View ArticleRural Associations Urge FCC to Waive Lifeline Standalone Broadband Requirement
WTA and NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association filed a letter urging the FCC to waive the requirement for high-cost ETCs to offer standalone broadband service to their Lifeline customers due to the...
View ArticleWTA Urges Full Funding for Universal Service
WTA has filed comments with the FCC seeking full funding of the Alternative-Connect America Model (A-CAM) and modified legacy rate-of-return universal service funding mechanisms. The FCC previously...
View ArticleWTA Files Comments on Review and Possible Revision of Separations Rules
Yesterday, WTA filed comments regarding the review and possible overhaul of the separations rules. WTA’s comments urge that a significant overhaul of the separations rules is neither necessary nor...
View ArticleWTA Discusses Lifeline Modernization and Reform with FCC
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...
View ArticleRural Associations Request FCC to Exclude Certain Form 481 Certifications for...
Yesterday, WTA and NTCA filed comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act urging the FCC refrain from including certifications regarding the E-rate reasonably comparable benchmark and bid requirement...
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