Federal Filings and Ex Parte

Wireline Competition Bureau Provides Guidance to Carriers Receiving Connect America Fund Support Regarding Their Broadband Location Reporting Obligations, Public Notice, WC Docket No. 10-90, DA 16-1363 (rel. Dec. 8, 2016) On January 9, 2017, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association filed and...

Joint Petition for Rulemaking of America’s Public Television Stations, The AWARN Alliance, The Consumer Technology Association, and The National Association of Broadcasters, GN Docket No. 16-142 NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association adds its voice to the chorus of multichannel...

Wireline Competition Bureau Provides Guidance to Carriers Receiving Connect America Fund Support Regarding Their Broadband Locations Reporting Obligations, Public Notice, WC Docket No. 10-90, DA 16-1363 (rel. Dec. 8, 2016). On December 27, 2016, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association filed Comments...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On Monday, December 19, 2016, Michael R. Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), met in person with Claude Aiken, legal advisor to...

Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet , GN Docket No. 14-28 On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Michael R. Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), spoke via telephone with Claude Aiken...

Ensuring Customer Premises Backup Power for Continuity of Communications (Docket No. 14-174); Technology Transitions (Docket No. 13-5); Policies and Rules Governing Retirement of Copper Loops by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (RN-11358); Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers (Docket...

G N Docket No. 14-28: Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet The exemption relieving small broadband internet access service (“broadband”) providers from the enhanced transparency rules established by the 2015 Open Internet Order will expire on December 15, 2016. With...

WC Docket No. 10-90, Connect America Fund On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, John Badal, CEO of Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. together with Jill Canfield from NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association separately met with Nicholas Degani from Commissioner Pai’s office, Robin Colwell...

Connect America Fund , WC Docket No. 10-90 On Thursday, December 8, 2016, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affairs & Business Development, on behalf of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), held separate telephone conversations with Amy Bender, legal advisor to...