Federal Filings and Ex Parte

“Comment Sought on Performance Measures for Connect America High-Cost Universal Service Support Recipients," Public Notice DA 17-1085, Docket No. 10-90 (Nov. 6, 2017) (PN or 2017 PN) On December 6, 2017, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association filed Comments in response to...

Restoring Internet Freedom , WC Docket No. 17-108 On Friday, December 1, and Monday, December 4, 2017, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), met with each of the advisors...

In re Connect America Fund , WC Docket 10-90 On November 30, 2017, the Rural Coalition met with Thomas Parisi, Michael Janson, Chelsea Fallon, and Alexander Minard of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force; and Martha...

ISAO 200-1 Foundational Services and Capabilities v0.1 NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) submitted comments regarding the Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) 200-1 Foundational Services and Capabilities v0.1, released on October 30, 2017. NTCA remains concerned about the overall direction...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On Wednesday, November 29, 2017, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), spoke via telephone with Jay Schwarz, wireline advisor to Chairman...

Comment Sought on Mobility Fund Phase II Challenge Process Procedures and Technical Implementation , Public Notice, WC Docket No. 10-90, WT Docket No. 10-208 (rel. Oct. 18, 2017) (“Public Notice”) On November 29, 2017, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association filed Reply...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), and Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, met with Nicholas Degani, Senior Counsel...

In re Connect America Fund, WC Docket 10-90 On November 21, 2017, the Rural Coalition submitted an ex parte letter to address certain arguments and proposals raised in Reply Comments and other submissions regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) Public...

Parties Asked to Refresh the Record on Intercarrier Compensation Reform Related to the Network Edge, Tandem Switching and Transports, and Transit , Public Notice, WC Docket No. 10-90, CC Docket No. 01-92, 32 FCC Rcd 6856 (2017) ( “Public Notice...