Federal Filings and Ex Parte

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...

On November 15, 2017, the Broadband Access Coalition filed Reply Comments in the proceeding identified below: Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz , Notice of Inquiry, GN Docket No. 17-183, FCC 17-104 (rel. Aug. 3...

In re Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers , WC Docket No. 07-135; Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime , CC Docket No. 01-92 On November 14, 2017, NTCA...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, Michael R. Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), held separate telephone conversations with Jay Schwarz, wireline advisor...