Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), spoke via telephone with Pamela Arluk, Victoria Goldberg, Edward Krachmer, and Suzanne Yelen of the Wireline Competition Bureau.
During this conversation, NTCA discussed the implications of rural local exchange carriers (“RLECs”) electing “private carriage” treatment of broadband transmission facilities for purposes of availing themselves of relief with respect to universal service fund (“USF”) contribution obligations.
NTCA telephone conversation with WCB re transmission contributions, WC 10-90