Federal Filings

(November 6) In reply comments filed in the FCC’s mapping proceeding, NTCA reiterated that now is the time to assess what existing processes in mapping rules have not worked to find and correct mistakes. NTCA further noted that, even as...

(November 6) In comments to the FCC, NTCA supported the adoption of a higher standard for measuring the progress of broadband availability. The association also urged the commission to recognize that the limitations and capabilities of various technologies are accounted...

(October 15) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA suggested limits on the filing fees associated with the Robocall Mitigation Database that would avoid excessive fees on the association’s members. The comments also proposed that the commission limit financial penalties...

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, Competitive Carriers Association and USTelecom–The Broadband Association joined the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, National Digital Inclusion Alliance and Center for Media Justice in filing a petition for Supreme...

(Oct 7) In comments filed in the FCC’s mapping proceeding, NTCA stated that now is the time to assess what existing processes in the agency’s mapping rules have not worked to find and correct mistakes. Absent a course correction, current...

(September 27) In comments to the FCC, NTCA noted that Midcontinent Communications does not satisfy the definition of an unsubsidized competitor due to its lack of a voice offering over its fixed wireless network to the locations for which the...

(September 19) In comments to the FCC on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the disclosure and transparency of AI-generated content in political advertisements, NTCA and ACA Connects raised concerns about disparate treatment between political advertisements on commission-regulated platforms...

In ex parte meetings with staff from the offices of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, NTCA and Premier Communications (Sioux Center, Iowa) discussed the need for ongoing universal service fund (USF) support. NTCA and...

(September 10) NTCA and ACA Connects submitted comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration regarding the agency’s proposed guidance on the use of alternative broadband technologies in deployment projects funded by the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.

(September 4) In comments filed with Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NTCA highlighted the tremendous costs and burdens small providers now face because of new obligations to collect and report daily infrastructure reports when the Disaster Information Reporting System...

(September 4) NTCA joined nine industry partners on a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) urging Congress to prioritize passage of the American Broadband Deployment Act, which would streamline federal, state and local...

(August 19) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA shared its support for the commission’s proposal to extend the separations freeze for at least six years, if not longer. NTCA wrote that the commission should use the transitionary period as...

(Aug. 2) In a filing with the FCC, NTCA recommended amendments to the commission's letter of credit rules that would reduce burdens on broadband providers. NTCA proposed methods by which the FCC could achieve this goal while maintaining standards that...

(Aug. 1) In joint comments filed in response to the FCC’s Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) NPRM, NTCA and WISPA responded to comments and recommended the commission minimize the financial and operational costs of its proposals while also focusing on more...

(July 17) In joint comments filed in response to the FCC’s Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) NPRM, NTCA and WISPA recommended the commission minimize the financial and operational costs of its proposals while also focusing on more effective means of increasing...

(July 9) In ex parte meetings with the office of FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, NTCA discussed the Draft Order expanding the E-rate rules that will stretch the boundaries for the program as authorized under Section 254. NTCA also pointed to...

(July 9) In ex parte meetings with FCC staff, NTCA discussed the Draft Order expanding the E-rate rules that will stretch the boundaries for the program as authorized under Section 254. NTCA also pointed to the significant risk of duplicating...

(July 9) In a meeting with FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, NTCA urged the commission to revisit and establish a more reasonable Enhanced A-CAM deployment timeline consistent with its Petition as soon as possible. NTCA also highlighted its continuing concerns with...

(July 9) In a meeting with the office of FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, NTCA and a group of RLEC parties proposed changes to the Next Generation 911 Draft Order on the FCC’s July meeting agenda. NTCA and the RLEC parties...

(July 9) In a meeting with the office of FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, NTCA and a group of RLEC parties proposed changes to the Next Generation 911 Draft Order on the FCC’s July meeting agenda. NTCA and the RLEC parties...