Federal Filing List

(Dec 1) In light of the burdens that NTCA members will face in meeting the December 31, 2021 start date for the ACP, association staff urged the FCC to clarify as soon as possible that providers can safely following existing...

(Nov. 26) In reply comments NTCA stated that nothing has changed since October 2020 that would merit terminating, or truncating in any way, the June 2023 STIR/SHAKEN implementation deadline for small voice service providers to adopt STIR/SHAKEN that was based...

(Nov 15) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA stated that the agency’s direct access to numbering resources rules should strive for accountability, promoting the seamless delivery of calls, and avoidance of arbitrarily differential classification and treatment of various...

(Nov 15) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA supported the proposal to update the definition of “library” in the agency's E-rate program rules. NTCA stated that the rule change as proposed by the FCC will ease Tribal libraries’ access...

(Nov. 10) Citing supply chain disruptions and emerging information on customer premises equipment, NTCA staff discussed the value of extending the pre-testing period for performance measurement obligations.

(Nov 5) NTCA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition and Consumer and Government Affairs Bureaus to discuss Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (“EBB”) benefit transfers conducted without subscribers’ prior affirmative consent. NTCA stated that this practice is disruptive to...

(Nov 4) In comments filed with the Rural Utilities Service, NTCA stated that, as the agency updates the Rural Telephone Loan Program pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, it should note where providers are receiving support from other...

(Nov 3) In a meeting with staff from the FCC’s Office of the Acting Chairwoman, NTCA emphasized the importance of swift FCC action to delay the phase out of Lifeline support for voice only services and addressed concerns with the...

(Oct 18) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA noted the impossible task of identifying and locating every piece of equipment that the FCC deems a threat to national security, and pulling such equipment out of service, if the...