Policy Matters

NATOA Policy Platform Adopted

The Policy Platform of the Association was adopted as amended by the membership at the Annual Business Meeting held on October 4, 2007 in Portland, OR.

NATOA Board of Directors adopts a Network Neutrality Statement.

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), an organization dedicated to promoting community interests in communications, has reinforced its long standing policy statement regarding the non-discriminatory access by all users to all forms of communications services. NATOA’s Board supports the efforts of lawmakers to enact specific legislation that would prevent communications providers from discriminating or prioritizing the transmissions of any communications services or products based on the content or source of such services and products. NATOA’s current policy states:

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NATOA Core Values

In anticipation of state and federal legislation that may impact local government’s telecommunications authority in a variety of areas, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors’ Convergence Sub-Committee developed a set of “Core Values” (Values) which were adopted by NATOA’s Board of Directors.