Federal Filings and Ex Parte

(July 13) In comments filed with the Office of Management and Budget, NTCA urged preservation of legal distinctions between Federal funding mechanisms, including cost-recovery systems, trust funds and regulatory support. NTCA also warned that regulatory uncertainty or midstream changes to...

(July 13) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA urged the commission to require states that regulate pole attachments to recertify that they maintain effective oversight and timely dispute resolution processes. NTCA said stronger state oversight and the adoption of...

(July 8) In a filing with the FCC, NTCA urged the commission to ensure any new restrictions on telecommunications carriers’ ability to interconnect with other providers are narrowly tailored to address specific national security risks and do not disrupt existing...

(June 26) In a filing with the FCC, NTCA was joined by ACA Connects in urging the Commission to grant a targeted waiver allowing manufacturers to make limited hardware substitutions in previously authorized consumer routers. The associations said the action...

(June 25) In comments filed in the FCC’s Know Your Customer proceeding, NTCA argued for limited subscriber vetting processes tailored to address the most likely source of illegal robocalls. Limited rules, as proposed by NTCA, will limit the burden on...

(June 23) In meetings with staff to Commissioners Gomez and Trusty, NTCA stated that the FCC’s soon-to-be-released Section 706 Report should take care in making any determinations that would prejudge its pending review of the fulfillment of universal service mandates...

(June 22) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA argued that existing intercarrier compensation and CAF ICC support mechanisms are helping the transition to IP-based networks in rural America, and warned that eliminating them could increase costs for rural...