Federal Filings and Ex Parte

(Feb 5) In a joint letter with the National Rural Health Association, NTCA urged the FCC to consider unique rural healthcare needs as the COVID telehealth funding is distributed. Covid-19 Telehealth Program, Docket No. 20-89

(Feb 1) Citing questions concerning fixed wireless provision of gigabit broadband, NTCA filed with the FCC an engineering study that sets forth parameters within which the FCC can evaluate applications to provide high-capacity broadband service, including specifications surrounding interference and...

(Jan. 25) In comments regarding the criteria broadband providers and consumers should meet to participate in the Emergency Broadband Benefit program (“EBB”), NTCA asserted the FCC can and should adopt provider participation rules that are administratively simple and that safeguard...

(Jan. 11) In reply comments, NTCA stated that providing location information with a 988 call will require resolution of many technical, funding, and policy challenges and thus the North American Numbering Council should form a working group to explore them...

Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable, Inc. Opposition to Petitions to Deny and Response to Comments, MB Docket No. 14-57 (fil. Sept. 23, 2014) (“Opposition”). On December 23, 2014, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA), filed a Reply with respect to...

Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Seek Comment on Proposed Methodology for Connect America Fund High-Cost Universal Service Support Recipients to Measure and Report Speed and Latency Performance to Fixed Locations, Public...

Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) from Enforcement of Obsolete ILEC Legacy Regulations That Inhibit Deployment of Next-Generation Networks, WC Docket No. 14-192 (filed Oct. 6, 2014) (2014 USTelecom Forbearance Petition). On Monday, December 22...

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service , CC Docket No. 96-45; Universal Service Contribution Methodology , WC Docket No. 06-122; A National Broadband Plan for our Future , GN Docket No. 09-51 On Monday, December 15, 2014, Mike Romano, Senior...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90; A National Broadband Plan for our Future , GN Docket No. 09-51; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers , WC Docket No. 07-135; High-Cost Universal Service Support , WC...