Federal Filing List

(Jun 3) NTCA staff met with the office of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to discuss the multiple and continuing Emergency Broadband Benefit Enrollment failures and challenges faced by rural carriers. NTCA proposed solutions to prevent recurrences in the future and...

(Jun 2) NTCA joined other associations in a brief submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on June 1, 2021, challenging the lower court’s $1 billion judgment against Cox Communications for copyright infringement. The brief argued...

(Jun 2) In a meeting with a senior advisor to FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, NTCA noted increased expenses and uncollectibles borne by rural providers who upgraded services and maintained accounts for customers during the pandemic, and explained the adverse impacts...

(Jun 1) In meetings with senior advisors to FCC leadership, NTCA noted increased expenses and uncollectible borne by rural providers who upgraded services and maintained accounts for customers during the pandemic, and explained the adverse impacts that would be imposed...

(May 11) In a meeting with the office of FCC Chair Rosenworcel, NTCA cited a potential $111 million impact to rural broadband providers and urged the FCC to suspend budget controls in the face of pandemic-related efforts to meet surging...

(May 4) Commenting on a forthcoming FCC report on Lifeline, NTCA identified unintended impacts of minimal speed subscription standards for Lifeline and recommended the FCC to permit subscribers to select more affordable options. Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization...

(Apr. 28) Noting multiple FCC actions on its own motion to meet the COVID-19 crisis, NTCA met with senior staff to demonstrate the need to suspend application of the high-cost Budget Control Mechanism while providers work to meet increased deployment...

(Apr. 26) In a meeting with the office of Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, NTCA urged the FCC to refrain from applying the budget control mechanism (BCM) to high-cost carriers that have incurred increased expenses connecting more consumers to broadband during...

(Apr. 23) In a joint letter to the FCC, NTCA, ACA, Benton Institute and Education Superhighway recommended that unconnected students enjoy priority in the Emergency Connectivity Fund program. Emergency Connectivity Fund for Educational Connections and Devices to Address the Homework...