Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90
On Thursday, December 8, 2016, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), held separate telephone conversations with Amy Bender, legal advisor to Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, and Nicholas Degani, legal advisor to Ajit Pai, and Lisa Hone, legal advisor to Chairman Tom Wheeler, regarding matters in the above-referenced proceeding. Consistent with prior advocacy, NTCA urged the Federal Communications Commission to take steps necessary to ensure that its high-cost universal service fund (“USF”) reforms adopted earlier this year will function as intended and achieve the statutory mandates of universal service.
12.08.16 NTCA telephone conversations with Commissioners' legal advisors, WC 10-90