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State Legislators Firing Up for 2011 See State Legislation below to see the list of BDRs and Bills the NTA is tracking. convention 2011 The 2011 annual convention will be held at Harvey's Lake Tahoe, August 16-18, 2011. Hot August Nights classic car show will be held in Reno through August 14th. Mark your calendar and extend your vacation!
Red Flag Rules Effective Jan. 1, CPNI Compliance Due March 1
Federal
Trade Commission's (FTC)
Red Flag Rules
is planned to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, which will require all financial
institutions and creditors, including those entities that provide goods or
services and permit customers to pay at a later date, to implement an
identity-theft prevention program to safeguard sensitive customer information.
Related, all telecommunications providers must file with the FCC by March 1,
2011, a certificate testifying to compliance with rules governing
customer proprietary network information
(CPNI)
for the calendar year 2010. (Source: OPASTCO 411, 12/14/10) FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Order The FCC adopted Dec. 21 an Order concerning rules governing net neutrality, more specifically network transparency and consumer access. Among the rules contained in the Order are:
The FCC will establish both formal and informal complaint procedures for review of practices that are alleged to be unreasonable or discriminatory. (Source OPASTCO 411, 12/29/10) FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules At Open Meeting FCC Moves To Revolutionize Nationwide 9-1-1 System FCC Releases New Data on Internet Access Services FCC White Paper: Broadband satisfaction: What consumers report about their broadband Internet provider FCC Order Establishes Public Safety Mobile Broadband Network Standards The FCC adopted an Order that establishes a technical framework for the interoperability of public safety mobile broadband networks that have been approved for state-, county- and city-wide construction and deployment. These baseline technical requirements address aspects such as roaming capabilities, system identifiers, service coverage and secure communications. A summary of the requirements can be found in the related news release. (Source: OPASTCO 411, 12-14-10) Proposed 1Q 2011 USF Factor Announced The FCC published that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2011 is 0.155, or 15.5 percent. For more information, please refer to the related Public Notice.(Source: OPASTCO 411, 12-14-10) FCC Approves NECA Modifications to High-Cost Loop, LSS Formula for 2011 The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has adopted an Order in which it has approved NECA's proposed modifications to the current high-cost loop and local switching support (LSS) formulas, which were submitted to the Commission in August. The revised formulas go into effect Jan. 1, 2011. (Source: OPASTCO 411, 12-21-10) national Broadband plaN - USF Reform National Broadband Plan advocacy efforts NECA Issues Data Request in Response to Upcoming National Broadband Plan NPRMs
NECA recently issued a data
request designed to better estimate construction costs to upgrade last-mile
facilities. This data will be used by the rural associations (NECA, NTCA,
OPASTCO, WTA and the Rural Alliance) to respond to upcoming Universal Service
Fund and intercarrier compensation Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) that
will be published by the FCC in the near future.
Once the
data is collected and remitted to NECA, individual study area data will be kept
confidential.
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has been named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. NTA Bill Tracking
What's New at BroadbandUSA.gov NTIA issues BTOP Grant Overview Report
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January 8-12, 2011 -
OPASTCO 48th
Annual Winter Convention, Miami Beach, FL
January 11-15, 2011 - NTCA Wireless
Symposium, Hyatt Savannah, Savannah, GA,
www.ntca.org/events
January 13, 2011 - USTelecom Webinar,
IPv6 Migration Strategies
January 19, 2011 - USTelecom Webinar,
Broadband Pricing Trends Report and Webinar
February 8-10, 2011 - GVNW 2011 Strategic Planning Seminar,
Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii. For more information
click here.
February 13-15, 2011 -
NTCA Annual Meeting and Expo, Dallas TX
February 13-17, 2011 -
NARUC Winter Committee
Meetings, Washington DC
March 6-8, 2011 - NTCA Telecom
Executive Forum, Phoenix, AZ. For more information
click here.
April 3-6, 2011 - WTA Spring Meeting,
Napa, CA For more information
click here.
April 12-14, 2011 -
NTCA IP Possibilities Conference and Expo, Kansas City, MO Seminar Series for 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010
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