Federal Filings and Ex Parte

(Nov 5) NTCA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition and Consumer and Government Affairs Bureaus to discuss Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (“EBB”) benefit transfers conducted without subscribers’ prior affirmative consent. NTCA stated that this practice is disruptive to...

(Nov 4) In comments filed with the Rural Utilities Service, NTCA stated that, as the agency updates the Rural Telephone Loan Program pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, it should note where providers are receiving support from other...

(Nov 3) In a meeting with staff from the FCC’s Office of the Acting Chairwoman, NTCA emphasized the importance of swift FCC action to delay the phase out of Lifeline support for voice only services and addressed concerns with the...

(Oct 18) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA noted the impossible task of identifying and locating every piece of equipment that the FCC deems a threat to national security, and pulling such equipment out of service, if the...

(Oct 18) In a meeting with staff from the FCC’s Office of the Acting Chairwoman, NTCA emphasized the importance of swift FCC action to delay the phase out of Lifeline support for voice only services. NTCA pointed to providers’ need...

(Oct 15) NTCA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss a proposal to address the subset of small carriers that are enabling large volumes of illegal robocalls. NTCA noted that the proposed rule to target these...

(Oct 4 ) NTCA met with staff from the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss a proposal to address the subset of small carriers that are enabling large volumes of illegal robocalls. NTCA noted that the proposed rule to target...

(Sept 30) In an ex parte meeting with FCC staff on September 28, 2021, NTCA emphasized that many low-income consumers continue to rely on voice service as an affordable method of contacting health care providers, government agencies, and public safety...

(Sept 22) In comments filed at the FCC, NTCA supported a petition filed by a Missouri company seeking preemption of a locality’s assessment of excessive rights-of-way fees. The petition argued that the fees at issue are unrelated to the locality’s...