I’m pleased to share good news from MTA (Minnesota Telecom Alliance)…

Yesterday the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce approved S. 827, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015. This is a bill that directs the FCC to promulgate rules to establish a public registry of intermediate long distance providers and service quality standards for long distance calls. The bill is a result of conversations MTA members have had with the Senator over the past several years. MTA, NTCA, and other organizations have been working with Senator Klobuchar’s staff on this specific legislation for over a year. Senator Klobuchar has long been an advocate of legislation to address rural call completion problems for a long time.

MTA has been working on this for a long time. While many of us in the cities might not experience the problem, some folks in rural areas will be happy to get all of their calls again.