2011 Legal and Regulatory Filings

December

ITTA Seeks Reconsideration of Certain Aspects of the FCC’s USF/ICC Reform Order.

ITTA weighs in on legislation to reform the 1992 Cable Act.

ITTA Endorses Legislation to Protect Broadband Providers and Consumers From Cyber Threats.

October

ITTA issues following statement following the FCC’s vote to reform USF/ICC.

ITTA Advocates Industry Self-Regulation To Address Cramming Concerns.

ITTA Seeks FCC Clarification of Proposed IP Captioning Requirements.

ITTA confirms with FCC that the right-of-first-refusal (ROFR) is critical to USF/ICC reform.

September

ITTA Joins with OPASTCO, NTCA, WTA, and RICA in Urging the FCC to Address Barriers to Regional Sports Programming Access.

ITTA Outlines Proposed Modifications to Industry USF/ICC Proposals to Address Needs of Mid-Size Carriers and Their Customers.

ITTA files reply comments on USF/ICC that urges the FCC to make further modifications to the ABC Plan so that all consumers served by mid-size carriers will receive the benefit of broadband.

August

ITTA along with HickoryTech, Hargray Communications, and Cincinnati Bell file comments to reform USF and ICC.

July

ITTA Comments on Industry USF/ICC Plan

May

ITTA joins with OPASTCO, NTCA, and WTA in encouraging the FCC to reform the broken Retransmission Consent Rules.

April

ITTA FILES COMPREHENSIVE USF/ICC COMMENTS WITH THE FCC

ITTA Open Internet PRA Comments ITTA files with OMB that the Open Internet Order will produce excessive and out of proportion burdens for mid-sized carriers.

February

ACA-ITTA Letter In Support of Resolution Addressing Content Neutrality ITTA joins with the American Cable Association (ACA) urging state regulators to adopt video content neutrality for rural cable and telephone companies.

News

(Feb 7) ITTA Announces New Members.
Cincinnati Bell, Hargray Communications, Hickory Tech Corporation, and SureWest Communication join ITTA.

(Jan 18) ITTA Files Comments Regarding the FCC's Implementation of USF Reforms

(Dec 29) ITTA Seeks Reconsideration of Certain Aspects of the FCC’s USF/ICC Reform Order.

(Dec 16) ITTA weighs in on legislation to reform the 1992 Cable Act.

(Dec 1) ITTA Endorses Legislation to Protect Broadband Providers and Consumers From Cyber Threats.

(Oct 27) ITTA issues following statement following the FCC’s vote to reform USF/ICC.

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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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