Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90
On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Brian Ford, Regulatory Counsel, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”) along with John Greene, Chief Executive Officer of New Lisbon Telephone Co., Inc. (“NLTC”) in New Lisbon, Indiana met with Alex Minard, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau and Heidi Lankau, Attorney Advisor, also with the Telecommunications Access Policy Division. The parties discussed the Rural Broadband Experiments and how the Commission could improve certain aspects of its competitive bidding rules to ensure greater rural carrier participation in the Connect America Fund (“CAF”) Phase II reverse auction proceedings.
11.18.15 FCC Ex Parte-NTCA and NLTC meeting with FCC staff, WC 10-90