Federal Filings and Ex Parte

Ensuring Customer Premises Equipment Backup Power for Continuity of Communications , PS Docket No. 14-174, Technology Transitions , GN Docket No. 13-5, Policies and Rules Governing Retirement Of Copper Loops by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers , RM-11358, Special Access for...

In the Matter of Rural Call Completion, WC Docket Number 13-39 On Monday, February 2, 2014, Jill Canfield, Vice President of Legal and Industry and Assistant General Counsel, representing NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, Colin Sandy from the National...

Declaratory Ruling, Reexamination of Roaming Obligations of Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers and Other Providers of Mobile Data Services, WT Docket No. 05-265 (rel. Dec. 18, 2014) (“ Declaratory Ruling ”). On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications , WC Docket No. 14-58, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (rel. July 14, 2014) (“RBE Order”) On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, NTCA–The Rural...

Petition for Reconsideration of the United States Telecom Association, PS Docket No. 14-174, et al . (filed Dec. 23, 2014) On Friday, January 30, 2015, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), filed a Reply to Oppositions/Comments in response to USTelecom’s Petition...

Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service: Environmental Review of Telecommunications Program Projects, 79 FR 70847 (2014). NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) (collectively, the Associations) filed joint comments on the Request for Public Comment of the...

Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Robocalls and Call-Blocking Issues Raised by the National Association of Attorneys General on Behalf of Thirty-Nine Attorneys General (rel. November 24, 2014) On January 23, 2015, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) filed...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90, Universal Service Reform – Mobility Fund , WT Docket No. 10-208, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications , WC Docket No. 14-58, Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers , WC...

Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tennessee, City of Wilson, North Carolina, Petitions, Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Seeking Preemption of State Laws Restricting the Deployment of Certain Broadband Networks, WC Docket Nos. 14-115 and 14-116...