Federal Filings and Ex Parte

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On February 13, 2017, as the Federal Communications Commission considers various questions related to the value propositions, capabilities, and sustainability of various technologies in helping to achieve our national universal service objectives...

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Request of the National Association of State 911 Administrators to Address Issues Related to 911 Applications for Smartphones, RM-11780 , Public Notice, 31 FCC Rcd 13246 (2016) (citing Letter to Chairman...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On Thursday, February 2, 2017, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), met separately with Jay Schwarz, legal advisor to Chairman Ajit...

On February 2, 2017, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association filed a Petition for Limited Waiver/Extension of Time with respect to two filing deadlines as adopted in a December 8, 2016 Public Notice by the Wireline Competition Bureau and as applicable to...

Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval To The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), 81 Fed. Reg. 96453 (published Dec. 30, 2016) (“Information Collection”) On January 30, 2017, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association filed comments in response to the...

Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services, Report and Order, FCC 16-148 (rel. Nov. 2, 2016) (“ Order ”). A summary of the Order and rules adopted therein was published in the Federal Register on December...

In re Connect America Fund, WC Docket 10-90 On January 25, 2017, The Rural Coalition met with the senior staff at the FCC to discuss the the Rural Coalition’s Connect America Fund Phase II auction consensus proposal filed with the...

P romoting the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 16-41 (Rel September 29, 2016). (NPRM) On January 26, 2017, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association filed Comments in the proceeding referenced...

Connect America Fund, WC Docket 10-90 On January 19, 2017, the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Midwest Energy Cooperative, HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association, Great Lakes Energy, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (“NRECA”), the Utilities...