To help keep you informed and up-to-date on all of the important Universal Service Fund issues, we have complied recent news articles and events.
Take a look at what is being said about important telecommuncations issues!
NetworkIP Presents Interview with Ad Hoc Coalition Founder, Jonathan Marashlian
In a recent interview with NetworkIP, Ad Hoc Coalition founder Jonathan Marashlian talks about the regulatory compliance responsibilities facing prepaid calling card providers. More...
Ad Hoc Coalition Files Comments on USAC's Request for Guidance
ACITC files Comments with the FCC in response to USAC's request for guidance regarding the Carrier's Carrier Rule and specific procedures related thereto. More...
Prepaid Press features interview with Pete Pattullo, CEO of NetworkIP and ACITC organizer
Pete Pattullo, CEO of NetworkIP and organizer of the ACITC, spoke with the Prepaid Press about recent developments in USF reform and the Coalitions objectives in 2011. More...
USF REFORM: FCC Calls for Industry Participation!!
Since early 2009, through its filing of three Petitions for Declaratory Rulings or Rulemakings and other written Comments, ACITC has lobbied the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") for common sense reforms to the Universal Service Fund ("USF") contribution system on behalf of the international telecommunications industry. More...
ACITC Meets with FCC to Discuss USF Reform
On August 18, 2010, the Coalition met with Vickie Robinson and Nicolas Degani of the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau on behalf of the Ad Hoc Coalition of International Telecommunications Companies ("Coalition") to discuss universal service fund ("USF") reform. Also joining by phone were Carol Pomponio, Claudia Fox, and Chin Yoo. The Coalition's recommendations for reforming the Carrier's Carrier Rule was discussed. More...
ACITC Files Third Petition with FCC Addressing USF Inequities
The Coalition filed its Third Petition with the FCC to highlight inequities in USAC's administration of the Universal Service Fund which are particularly problematic and costly for participants in the international telecommunications industry. More...
ACITC Files Comments Reiterating Concerns About the Carrier's Carrier Rule
The Coalition recently filed comments with the FCC reiterating its concerns about the Carrier's Carrier Rule and drawing parallels between its pending Petition and the issues currently being debated by AT&T, Verizon, et. al. The Coalition once again urged the Commission to act upon its Petition by immediately suspending all further enforcement of the Carrier's Carrier Rule and initiating a rulemaking proceeding in which to sort out and clarify its rules. More...
ACITC Files ex parte letter with FCC regarding the injustice of "Face Value" revenue reporting
On November 18th, the Coalition filed the attached Ex Parte letter with the FCC to clarify its position regarding the injustice of "Face Value" revenue reporting; a position which had been mischaracterized by Verizon in an earlier pleading. More...
Ad Hoc Coalition Files Second Petition with FCC to Reform USF Rules
On September 4, 2009, the Ad Hoc Coalition filed a petition for a declaratory ruling that the Universal Service Administrative Company lacks authority to indirectly assess Universal Service Fund fees on International-Only Providers and that the FCC lacks jurisdiction over certain International Providers. More...
Ad Hoc Coalition Comments on Network IP Proceeding
On September 8, 2009, the Ad Hoc Coalition filed comments with the FCC supporting a request by Network Enhanced Telecom, LLP for a review of a 2008 audit by the Universal Service Administrative Company. More...
FCC Seeks Comment on Second ACITC Petition
On September 28, 2009, the FCC placed the second Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by the Ad Hoc Coalition on public notice, seeking comments on the Coalition's petition. More...
Ad Hoc Coalition Featured in The Prepaid Press
In June 2009, The Prepaid Press featured an interview with Ad Hoc Coalition founder Jonathan Marashlian about the Coalition More...
FCC Requests Comment on ACITC Petition
On May 7, 2009, the FCC placed the Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by the Adhoc Coalition on public notice, seeking comments on the Coalition More...
ACITC Petitions FCC to Reform USF Rules Applied to ITSPs
On February 12, 2009, the Ad Hoc Coalition filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the FCC asking the FCC to hold that, among other things, qualifying downstream carriers may choose to either accept supplier pass-through surcharges or pay Universal Service fees directly. More...