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Click on the Headline of Interest to go to the Article WINDSTREAM vaults into ‘BusinessWeek’s’ TOP 5 Best Performing U.S Companies This Week on OPASTCO's The Advocate Blog... "Your Broadband Customer Is Redefining Your Network" FCC Seeks Comments On FY 2009 Regulatory Fees due June 4th Comment Sought for Declaratory Ruling Regarding USF Contributions - Due June 8th FCC Seeks Comment On CMRS Competition due June 15th FCC Releases Report on Broadband Strategy for Rural America Quarterly Report on Informal Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Released FCC Adopts Order that VoIP Providers Notify Customers of Intent to Discontinue Service FCC Extends Part 36 Freeze Through June 2010 FCC Issues Order on Local Number Portability WTA - Others Comment on High-Cost USF for Non-Rural Carriers Porting Interval Text Spells Out One Business Day Rule, Defines "Small Providers" House Hearing Focuses On Wireless Competition NTIA Submits BTOP Quarterly Program Status Report NTIA Delays Broadband Grant Awards Until 4Q '09
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Belt cincher 2009 Hey, we know times are tough! We feel it here at the Association too. We don't even have a host company this year (for the first time ever)! BUT FEAR NOT! My belly may be round, but I know how to tighten the belt and get the best bang for the buck. This year's 51st annual convention will see PRICES SLASHED or held to the same as last year. EVERYONE will reap the discounts and hopefully we can see many more telco employees come because of it.
Hotel rooms are reduced or are the same price as last year! MAKE RESERVATIONS!
Convention Registration is SLASHED to $250. No frills, but still the same good food and environment. We'll just recover our costs, so we hope you ADVERTISE by becoming one of our sponsors!
Exhibitors will pay the same exhibitor fee as last year, but ALL EXHIBITORS will have Internet Access at NO ADDITIONAL COST in the exhibit hall!
The Golf Tournament is at a new location at a reduced rate. Still the wonderful folks at Genoa Lakes...but this time at the Resort Course rather than the Lakes Course. Full buffet lunch and prizes included.
The non-golf event will be a fabulous gondola experience at reduced rates. You'll love it!
Registration packets are being printed now and will be available mid-June. Keep an eye out for your registration in the mail, or keep checking back at our CONVENTION page to register online. The 75th Legislative Session is about to adjourn. The following is the status for the bills still of interest to the industry. For Assembly (AB) and Senate (SB) bills, please click on the bill number to review that particular bill.
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| AB80 - Revises provisions relating to excavations. (BDR 40-483) | ||||||
| May-15 See Agenda |
2144 | Senate Government Affairs | Enrolled and sent to the Governor 5/22/09 | |||
| AB90 - Revises certain provisions concerning the investigation and prosecution of deceptive trade practices. (BDR 52-269) | ||||||
| May-08 See Agenda |
2135 | Senate Commerce and Labor | Enrolled and sent to the Governor 5/22/09 | |||
| AB148 - Requires certain health and safety training for construction workers and supervisors. (BDR 53-276) | ||||||
| May-27 1:30 PM |
2135 | Senate Commerce and Labor | Amend, and do pass as amended To Printer | |||
| AB233 - Makes various changes concerning scrap metal. (BDR 54-53) | ||||||
| May-08 8:30 AM |
2149 | Senate Judiciary | Enrolled and sent to the Governor 5/22/09 | |||
| SB59 - Revises provisions governing telephone systems used for reporting emergencies in certain counties. (BDR 20-471) | ||||||
| May-08 10:00 AM |
3143 | Assembly Government Affairs | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 176 5/22/09 | |||
| SB82 - Makes various changes relating to prepaid or stored value cards. (BDR 14-266) | ||||||
| May-14 See Agenda |
3138 | Assembly Judiciary | In Senate | |||
| SB125 - Makes changes relating to personal identifying information. (BDR 15-481) | ||||||
| May-18 4:02 PM |
1216 | Senate Judiciary | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 205 5/26/09 | |||
| SB227 - Revises certain provisions concerning identity theft. (BDR 52-72) | ||||||
| May-23 11:15 AM |
1216 | Senate Judiciary | Enrolled and delivered to Governor 5/23/09 | |||
| SCR6 - Urges counties to map and document certain county roads to preserve rights-of-way over public lands in Nevada. (BDR R-467) | ||||||
| May-15 8:00 AM |
3137 | Assembly Ways and Means | Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. 5/19/09 | |||
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FCC News During its May 13th open meeting the FCC unanimously
approved a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
requiring all telecommunications carriers to complete simple
wireline-to-wireline and simple intermodal ports within one business
day. The requirement will go into effect for small carriers 15 months
after the North American Numbering Council developes a new LNP
provisioning process flow.
You can view the Order here.
FCC Issues Order on Local Number
Portability
WTA - Others Comment
on High-Cost USF for Non-Rural Carriers
On Friday, May 8th, WTA joined NECA, OPASTCO, NTCA and ERTA in filing comments at the FCC in response to the FCC requesting that interested parties refresh the record on the issue of high-cost universal service fund support for non-rural carriers. The comments urge the FCC to maintain its existing policy of recognizing critical differences between rural telephone companies and non-rural carriers. Any determinations made in this proceeding with respect to non-rural universal service mechanisms should not negatively impact support mechanisms for rural, rate of return-regulated telephone companies. View comments here.
Federal Legislation TIA Submits BTOP Quarterly Program Status Report
NTIA Delays Broadband Grant Awards Until 4Q ‘09
Websites/Articles Relating to Broadband Stimulus
Much is being published regarding the broadband-related funding portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A good source of timely articles and information can be found at Benton Foundation Website http://www.benton.org/node/20455.
Others include http://www.broadband4all.com/, http://www.occamnetworks.com/bsp/, http://www.calix.com/bbs/
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July 19-22, 2009 - NARUC Summer Meetings,
Seattle, WA. For more information
http://summer.narucmeetings.org/
July 25-29, 2009 - OPASTCO
46th
Annual Summer Convention and Tradeshow
Seminar Series for 2009
GVNW Consulting Seminars CLICK HERE
Moss Adams Telecom Seminars CLICK HERE
JSI Seminar Series and Webinars for 2009 CLICK HERE
NECA Training for 2009 CLICK HERE
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