Connect America Fund, WC Docket No.10-90; ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 14-58; Rural Broadband Experiments, WC Docket No.14-259
On October 26, 2015, Brad Captain, Frank Vaughan, and Russell Laird, of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation(“CFC”), Brian Cavey and Martha Duggan, of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (“NRECA”), Jill Canfield of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, Doug Jarrett, of Keller and Heckman LLP on behalf of NRECA, and Kristine Devine and John Nakahata of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP on behalf of CFC, met with Rebekah Goodheart, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Clyburn, Amy Bender, Legal Advisor to Commissioner O’Rielly, and Stephanie Weiner, Senior Legal Advisor to the Chairman, to discuss CFC’s request that the Commission permit CFC to issue irrevocable stand-by letters of credit (“LOCs”) on behalf of its members, and the members of its affiliate, the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (“RTFC”), who are either recipients of funding under the Rural Broadband Experiments (“RBE”) program or who wish to participate in the upcoming Connect America Fund Phase II (“CAF II”) auction.
10.26.15 FCC Ex Parte-Meeting regarding CFC's request to issue LOC, WC 10-90 and 14-259