CompTel holds three major conferences each year: the Annual Convention and Trade Expo in February, a Summer Business Conference, and the Fall Business Conference and Trade Show in October. In addition, CompTel holds issue-specific educational seminars twice each year to update its members on business, technology and policy developments. And our Committees are active in issues ranging from federal and state regulation to international marketing opportunities to new technologies.

Through its corporate family, NECA administers numerous nationwide programs. The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) administers programs that provide support for telephone companies with inordinately high costs, and assistance for low-income subscribers by reducing or waiving fees necessary to get on the phone network and stay connected. USAC also administers a federal program of discounts to schools and libraries for their telecommunications needs. The interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund is a program that helps speech and hearing impaired individuals use telecommunications services. North American Billing and Collection (NBANC) supports numbering administration for the U.S. telecommunications industry and other NANP member countries. Independent NECA Services (INS) administers billing and collection programs through which telcos receive compensation for billing long distance calls on behalf of interexchange carriers and operator service providers.

In addition to these nationwide programs, NECA administers several state universal service programs and state energy funds. Telecommunications training, regulatory support and a wide variety of information and communications services are among the many important services NECA provides its member companies and the telecommunications industry.