The FCC is considering changes to the decades-old toll-free calling system that will hurt consumers, and Windstream is pushing back. For years, AT&T has told the FCC that widespread abuse of the toll-free calling system requires a remedy, even though there is little to no evidence justifying radical reform. So now, the FCC is proposing[...]
I want to thank Chairman Ajit Pai and the FCC for the innovative steps they took today to reduce the time and cost of deploying broadband infrastructure. The FCC’s new “One-Touch Make Ready” (OTMR) policy will make the often-cumbersome process of attaching cables to existing utility poles much more efficient. I know that sounds like[...]
I am pleased to announce that Windstream and the USTelecom Association, which represents the nation’s largest telecoms, have reached an agreement on wholesale network access that balances the needs of customers, incumbent providers and competitors. read more
The FCC on Friday agreed to extend the comment deadlines on the big telcos’ proposal to trash rules requiring them to grant wholesale access to their networks at reasonable prices. This is very good news because, make no mistake about it, if the big telco proposal is approved, businesses and consumers will have fewer options[...]
Embedded in the big telco proposal to increase prices using their monopolies is an economic study that purports to show all the good their UNE forbearance plan will do for the economy. Do not let the study’s title, “Assessing the Impact of Forbearance from 251(c)(3) on Consumers, Capital Investment and Jobs,” fool you – this[...]
The nation’s largest telecom companies have asked the FCC to stifle their competitors, a move that will enrich them at the expense of consumers and small businesses. Windstream strongly opposes this request by USTelecom, the trade group representing local telephone companies, otherwise known as incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs). Our position may seem strange at[...]