Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90; ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 14-58; Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Mike Romano, Senior Vice President-Policy, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”) held separate telephone conversations with Travis Litman, legal advisor to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, and Nicholas Degani, legal advisor to Commissioner Ajit Pai, regarding issues in the above-referenced proceedings. In these discussions, NTCA expressed appreciation for ongoing efforts of the Commission to provide greater clarity related to implementation of the recently released universal service fund (“USF”) reform order.