Federal Filings and Ex Parte

(Dec 23) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA generally supported the FCC’s goal in ensuring security of emergency alerts. NTCA encouraged the FCC to avoid developing incident reporting rules that conflicted with those being developed by CISA and to...

(Dec 14) In a meeting with WCB Staff, NTCA continued the discussion regarding necessary updates to several of the high-cost USF programs overseen by the FCC.

(Dec 13) In a letter to the FCC, NTCA submitted into record a report providing an updated analysis of the elasticity of demand for broadband subscriptions. The report reinforced that including both voice and broadband connections within the contribution base...

(Dec 12) In comments filed at the FCC, NTCA stated that rules to promote IP voice traffic exchange would ensure call authentication across the nation and further the IP transition. In the alternative, the FCC could mandate use of non-IP...

(Dec 12) NTCA joined several other associations in filing with the 6 th Circuit Court of appeals in support of the FCC’s USF program.

(Dec 5) In a letter to the FCC, NTCA reiterated its support for updating the A-CAM and CAF-BLS mechanisms. NTCA also provided additional information to help build upon a previously submitted proposal of specific updates to the programs in the...

(Nov 28) In a meeting with FCC staff, NTCA proposed a process to fulfill the Congressional mandate for an enhanced Affordable Connectivity Program subsidy for low-income consumers in “high-cost” areas. NTCA proposed that by definition the areas where NTCA members...

(Nov 22) NTCA reiterated in comments its support for a uniform standard to address privacy concerns that may exist with respect to broadband entities, and stated that the Federal Trade Commission should be the sole source of authority on this...

(Nov 21) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA generally supported the FCC’s proposal to allow spectrum licensees to offer to sell unused spectrum covering rural areas to small and Tribal entities via a public database. NTCA noted that...