Federal Filings and Ex Parte

On March 8, 2019, NTCA filed comments that addressed outstanding issues for the Commission to tackle to finalize the foundation upon which the High-Cost USF program will operate going forward.

On March 7, 2019, Jill Canfield, NTCA Vice President of Legal, met with staff from Commissioner O'Reilly's office and Commissioner Starks' office to discuss Rural Call Completion. NTCA expressed concerns that the Draft Order lacks the specificity to ensure that...

On March 6, 2019, Jill Canfield, NTCA Vice President of Legal, met with Rachel Bender from Chairman Pai's office and William Davenport from Commissioner Starks' office to discuss the 2.5GHz and 3.7GHz spectrum auctions and to reiterated NTCA's opposition to...

On February 28, 2019 NTCA met with the FCC to discuss Rural Call Completion issues and expressed concerns that the Draft Order lacks the specificity to ensure that all providers in a call path understand and comply with their obligations...

On February 28, 2019 NTCA spoke with Justin Faulb, legal advisor in the Wireline Competition Bureau. NTCA expressed concern regarding the accuracy of Form 477 information that will be used to determine Universal Service Fund (USF) support.

On February 28, 2019, NTCA filed an Ex Parte Presentation to the Wireline Competition. NTCA urges focused efforts among industry and regulators to ensure rules are consisting with ISP operating practices.

On February 27, 2019, Jill Canfield, NTCA Vice President of Legal, met with staff from Commissioner O'Rielly and Commisioner Carr's office to discuss 2.5GHz and 3.7GHz spectrum auctions and to reiterate NTCA's opposition to the Sprint-T-Mobile merger.

On February 22, 2019, NTCA filed Opposition to Petition for Reconsideration on Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment.

On February 21, 2019, Mike Romano, NTCA Vice President of Industry Affairs met with Travis Litman, Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor, Wireline and Public Safety, for Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. NTCA discussed various policy initiatives including Network Performance Testing...