5.1.13 - Washington, DC – Today, the Obama Administration announced its nomination of Tom Wheeler as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). The Administration also announced the appointment of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as Interim Chairwoman. CCA applauds the Administration’s nomination of Tom Wheeler, and commends the decision to appoint Commissioner Clyburn as the ...

4.23.13 - Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Matsui (D-CA), Ranking Member Waxman (D-CA) and Ranking Member Eshoo (D-CA) introduced legislation to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline Assistance Program. CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) thanks the Members and their cosponsors for their work on the Lifeline Program, as well as Universal Service more broadly... ...

4.19.13 New Orleans, LA – Today, in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Julius Genachowski, the National Telecommunications and Internet Administration (NTIA) expressed support of the FCC’s efforts to ensure there is adequate time to conduct the auction of licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz band and the 1755-1780 MHz band. NTIA also noted several questions the FCC and NTIA ...

4.18.13 New Orleans, LA – On the opening day of Competitive Carrier Association’s (CCA) 2013 Global Expo, President & CEO Steven K. Berry called for action from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) on competitive policy issues. Specifically, Berry addressed the need for immediate restoration of interoperability in the Lower 700 MHz spectrum band, prompt completion of the mobile spectrum ...

4.17.13 - New Orleans, LA – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed by voice vote a bill that works to protect global Internet freedom. CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) thanks the Committee for their leadership on the bill and commends Members’ support for the current multi-stakeholder governance model for the Internet... ...

4.12.13 - Washington, DC – Today, in an ex parte filling, Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) made the case for the importance of competition in wireless markets to curtail the harms of market power, the necessary role access to spectrum plays in fostering competition and innovation, and the need for clear rules when allocating spectrum through auctions. DOJ described the sub ...

4.10.13 - Washington, DC – Today, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) granted a blanket extension of time until December 13, 2013, subject to specific exclusions, for all active B Block licenses with an interim four-year construction benchmark deadline before December 13, 2013. CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) commends the Commission... ...

Washington DC – April 10, 2013 –Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) has partnered with Exacaster, a leader in customer behavior prediction analytics for the telecommunications industry. Through the partnership, Exacaster will offer CCA’s carrier members its cloud-based customer behavior prediction technology at a special CCA member rate to help carriers reduce subscriber churn, increase marketing effecti ...

4.9.13 - Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and then Internet held a hearing titled, “State of Rural Communications,” which examined the current state of rural communications and challenges facing companies serving rural consumers. CCA thanks the Subcommittee... ...

4.4.13 - Washington, DC – Today, in a petition for conditions filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) urged the Commission to adopt competitive safeguards should it approve AT&T and Verizon’s proposed AWS and 700 MHz spectrum swap, as part of a larger transaction among AT&T, Verizon and Grain Management, LLC. AT&T and Verizon continue to d ...