Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, Michael R. Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), met with Amy Bender, legal advisor to Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, and Claude Aiken, legal advisor to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.
During the discussion, NTCA addressed positions regarding operating expense cap revisions, imputation of Access Recovery Charges, competitive overlap policy implementation, and expenses recoverable via regulated cost recovery mechanisms consistent with recent prior advocacy on these specific issues.