2007 Legal and Regulatory Filings

December 2007

ITTA Recommends Narrowly-Targeted Reform to Address Access Irregularities

ITTA Urges FCC to Refrain from Imposing Digital Television Requirements on Telephone Carriers

ITTA Member Companies Urge Senate Support for Proposed Interim CETC Cap

November 2007

ITTA to FCC: Interim Cap Still Relevant After Joint Board Recommended Decision

ITTA Urges USF Action, Provides FCC with Evidence of Congressional Support for Interim Cap
Congressional Letters Supporting Interim Cap

ITTA Discusses Digital TV Transition with FCC, Refreshes Call for Interim Cap on CETC Support

October 2007

ITTA Discusses Broadband, Long-Term USF with FCC

ITTA Urges FCC to Reject Request for "Email Portability"

ITTA Responds to CETC Bid to Soften Proposed Interim Cap

ITTA Discusses Interim Cap, Inspector General Report with FCC

ITTA Continues Call for Interim CETC Cap

ITTA Seeks Support for HR 2054
Copy of HR 2054

September 2007

ITTA and Associations Representing Rural Interests Urge FCC to Adopt CETC Cap as Necessary Interim Measure

ITTA Supports Windstream Request for Regulatory Flexibility

Mid-Size Carriers Advocate Regulatory Parity in the Provision of Long Distance Services

ITTA Joins Industry to Promote Equipment Rules that Encourage Broadband Deployment

August 2007

ITTA Supports Reconsideration of Network Emergency Rules

ITTA Joins Industry Effort to Obtain Access to Video Content

ITTA, OPASTCO, WTA Call on FCC to Examine CETC Performance

ITTA Supports Special Access Pricing Flexibility

ITTA, NTCA, OPASTCO Support Reconsideration of New CPNI Regulations

ITTA Joins Associations to Urge FCC to Support Interim Cap on CETC Support

July 2007

ITTA, OPASTCO, and WTA Joint Comments on Cenntenial Communications Corp.

ITTA and OPASTCO Joint Comments on Rural Utilities Service Broadband Program

ITTA Comments on CPNI

ITTA Comments on Mobile E911

ITTA Reply Comments on Universal Service

ITTA Urges American Legislative Exchange Counsel to Oppose Model VoIP Deregulation Legislation

ITTA Supports Broadband Data Improvement Act S.1492

June 2007

ITTA Reply Comments on Interim CETC Cap

ITTA Comments on Interim CETC Cap

ITTA Urges Senate Leadership to Support Interim CETC Cap

ITTA Urges House Leadership to Support Interim CETC Cap

May 2007

ITTA Comments on Universal Service

ITTA Supports Fairpoint Acquisition of Verizon Lines

March 2007

ITTA Urges Stable USF
Transmittal Letter, March 21
Transmittal Letter, March 22

February 2007

ITTA Presentation re: Pole Attachments and Phantom Traffic
Transmittal Letter

News

(May 15) ITTA stresses the importance of Universal Service contribution reform in a letter to the Senate Commerce Committee

(May 2) ITTA Files Comments Supporting FairPoint’s Petition for Conversion to Price Cap Regulation and for Limited Waiver Relief

(Apr 30) ITTA Files Letter in Connection with NCTA’s Request for Relief from the Cable-CLEC Cross-Ownership Restriction

(Apr 12) ITTA, NECA, NTCA, OPASTCO, ERTA, and WTA File Reply Comments Supporting the FCC's Proposal to Extend the Separations Freeze

(Apr 5) ITTA, NECA, NTCA, OPASTCO, ERTA, and WTA File Joint Comments Supporting the FCC's Proposal to Extend the Separations Freeze

(Apr 2) ITTA Files Comments Regarding the FCC's Reform of the Lifeline Program

(Mar 30) ITTA, CenturyLink, Frontier and Windstream Supplement Their Proposal Regarding FCC's Implementation of CAF Phase I

(Mar 30) ITTA Files Reply Comments Regarding the FCC's Implementation of Intercarrier Compensation Reforms

(Mar 27) ITTA commends the House of Representative for passing HR 3309, the FCC Reform Process bill

(Mar 9) ITTA Forms Video Task Force

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Resources

U.S. Senate http://www.senate.gov/

U.S. House http://www.house.gov/

Federal Communications Commission http://www.fcc.gov/

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.ntia.doc.gov

State Utility/Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions

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