On December 4, 2019, Mike Romano met with Commissioner Michael O'Reilly and his legal advisor, Arielle Roth to discuss the weighting needed to recognize the values of relative speeds and symmetrical services in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund ("RDOF") auction...
On December 4, 2019, Mike Romano met with Joseph Calascione, legal advisor to Commissioner Carr to discuss the RDOF auction. NTCA expressed concerns with the current weighting proposals for the RDOF and offered comments to ensure the auction will promote...
On December 3, 2019, Mike Romano met with Preston Wise, rural broadband advisor to Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction. NTCA expressed concerns with the current weighting proposals for the RDOF and offered comments to...
On November 22, 2019, NTCA filed comments on Notice of Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to all Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion. NTCA urged the Commission to take a long-term view of the sustainability of broadband...
On November 19, 2019, NTCA member Jimmy Todd, General Manager of Nex-Tech in Lenora, Kansas and Brian Ford of NTCA met with staff from the FCC Wireless Telecommunication Bureau to urge the FCC to grant the Petition for Waiver filed...
On November 15, 2019, NTCA filed reply comments in response for suggestions on ways to improve the E-Rate application form 470. NTCA supported adding a new tab in the Form 470 drop down menu that would allow E-Rate entities to...
On November 14, 2019, NTCA filed Reply Comments with the FCC in response to the FCC's proposal to expand the types of wireless service applications that can be filed electronically. NTCA stated that electronic filing benefits filers by providing immediate...
On November 12, 2019, NTCA filed reply comments on the competitive bidding procedures for Auction 105, the auction of Priority Access Lines. As indicated in the public record, NTCA and a broad cross-section of the industry opposed the proposal to...
On November 8, 2019, Mike Romano, of NTCA met with Nirali Patel, wireline advisor to Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss 8YY Access Charge Reform and Lifeline minimum service standards. NTCA discussed the implications of 8YY originating access reforms on rural...