Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90
On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), together with Denny Law, Chief Executive Officer of Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Jonathan West, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative, and Jennifer Otwell, Vice President and General Manager of Totelcom Communications, met separately with: (1) Jay Schwarz, wireline advisor to Chairman Ajit Pai; (2) Amy Bender, wireline advisor to Commissioner Michael O’Rielly; (3) Claude Aiken, wireline advisor to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn; and (4) Nathan Eagan, acting wireline advisor to Commissioner Brendan Carr.
The purpose of these meetings was for NTCA and its members to stress to the legal advisors the need to address the shortfalls in high-cost universal service fund (“USF”) support that are undermining the intended effectiveness of the USF programs as reformed last year.
09.13.15 NTCA and NTCA members meet with legal advisors on high-cost USF support, WC 10-90