Federal Filings and Ex Parte

(Jan 16) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA identified that the proposed E-rate expansion rules stretch the boundaries for the program as authorized under Section 254 and implementation of the proposals raises significant questions under the Children’s Online Privacy...

(Jan 12) In comments filed with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, NTCA and ACA Connects support a NTIA backed proposal to simply historic preservation reviews applicable to federally funded broadband projects. The associations noted that these reviews are time-consuming...

(Jan 8) In comments filed with the FTC, NTCA built upon its pervious filing and included specific new examples from the broadband labels and “all-in cable pricing” proceedings while calling for a clear and precise exemption for telecom companies that...

On December 20, 2018, NTCA staff Josh Seidemann, Tamber Ray and Mike Romano met with Suzanne Yelen, Alec MacDonnell, Stephen Wang and Cathy Zima from the Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss performance testing obligations for small, rural providers.

On December 18, 2018, Brian Ford, NTCA Senior Regulatory Counsel, met with Nancy Stevenson and Richard Smith from the FCC Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau to discuss the calling party number identification provision adopted in the Report and Order in...

On December 17, 2018, NTCA filed an Ex Parte letter to FCC responding to comments filed by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Associations (WISPA) on December 5, 2018. NTCA's comments highlighted agreements with WISPA on ETC designations and further clarified...

On December 14, 2018, NTCA filed reply comments on the Commission's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. NTCA supported comments filed by the American Cable Association (ACA) and the National...

On December 11, 2018, NTCA filed reply comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments on changes to the 3.7-4.2 GHz band to expand its use and reallocate part of the band. In the filing, NTCA supported consideration of...

On December 10, 2018, NTCA filed comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on the implementation of Kari's Law Act of 2017 and Section 506 of the Ray Baum's Act. NTCA supports the goal of each...