07.08.14 FCC Ex Parte - Meeting with WCB re Universal Service Reform, WC 10-90 et al

Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90; Universal Service Reform – Mobility Fund, WT Docket No. 10-208; ETC Annual Reports and Certification, WC Docket No. 14-58; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers, WC Docket No. 07-135; Developing an Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92

On Tuesday, July 8, 2014, Mike Romano, Senior Vice President-Policy, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), together with Joshua Seidemann of NTCA, Gerry Duffy and Derrick Owens of WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband, David Cohen of USTelecom, Jeff Dupree of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Mark Gailey of Totah Communications, Robert DeBroux of TDS Telecom, Jeff Smith of GVNW, and Paul Cooper of Fred Williamson & Associates met with Carol Mattey, Ted Burmeister, Christopher Cook, Katie King, Heidi Lankau, Alexander Minard, Vickie Robinson, Gary Seigel, Joe Sorresso, Mark Walker, and Suzanne Yelen of the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss matters in the above-referenced proceedings.  Messrs. Burmeister, DeBroux, Gailey, Owens, Seidemann, and Smith participated in the meeting via conference bridge.

07.08.14 FCC Ex Parte - Meeting with WCB re Universal Service Reform, WC 10-90 et al