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NTCA Supports FCC’s Goal of High-Speed Internet Access for Schools and Libraries but Identifies Areas of Concern for Consideration

(Jan 29) In reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA supported the FCC’s goal of ensuring students, school staff and...

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NTCA Applauds Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, Urges Inclusion of Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association CEO Shirley Bloomfield sent a letter this week to leadership of the Finance Committee of the...

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NTCA Responds to FCC DIRS Vote

(January 25, 2024)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from NTCA Executive Vice President Mike Romano after the FCC...

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Member Moments: Veteran Touts Importance of Broadband with President Biden

North Carolina resident Edward Smith received the call of a lifetime last week when he was asked to introduce President Joe Biden at an event touting

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Making Childcare a Part of the Workforce Conversation

More than half a century ago, President John F. Kennedy said, "Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future." Any

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CES 2024-5: Wrap-Up and Impressions

Pause. That might be the word that comes to mind as I think about the impressions I took from CES this year. Pause. In a good way. In the way we somet

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NTCA Continues Advocacy for Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

(Jan 17) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA pointed out the potential regulatory burden on small providers, the multi-party...

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NTCA Advocates for Implementation of Alaska Connect Fund Program

(Jan 16) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA encouraged the FCC to proceed with the implementation of an ACF...

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NTCA Encourages FCC to Preserve the Integrity of the USF Programs in Parallel with Proposed E-Rate Expansion

(Jan 16) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA identified that the proposed E-rate expansion rules stretch the boundaries for...

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NTCA and ACA Connects Applaud Agency Efforts to Streamline Historic Preservation Reviews for Broadband Infrastructure

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and ACA Connects submitted joint comments in support of a proposal to streamline historic preservation review...

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CES 2024-4: Camera Roll

If nothing else, CES provides a notable amount of eye candy. My prowling mandate is to spot and learn about developments in connected tech. For rural

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NTCA and ACA Connects Support Simplified Historic Preservation Reviews for Federal Broadband Projects

(Jan 12) In comments filed with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, NTCA and ACA Connects support a NTIA backed...

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CES 2024-3: Where We Are, and Where We Could Be

I spent my third day at CES primarily in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. As opposed to the West Hall. Or the Center Hall. Or the A-

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CES 2024-2: The Incremental Better

The most asked question after CES is, “What was the best thing you saw?” And while it is always possible to identify a product or development that mad

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NTCA Endorses Bill to Extend ACP Funding Through 2024

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today endorsed the ACP Extension Act, which was introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), J.D. Vance...

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CES 2024-1: The Iterative Wow

Every so often I arrive at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and ask myself whether I really need three days on site. After all, the conference sess

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NTCA Advocates for Clear and Precise Exemption for Telecom Companies Regarding Fee Disclosure Practices

(Jan 8) In comments filed with the FTC, NTCA built upon its pervious filing and included specific new examples from...

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A White House Holiday Celebration

Per historical accounts, the first White House Christmas party was hosted by President John Adams and First Lady Abigail Adams in 1800 because their 4

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NTCA Statement on BEAD Uniform Guidance Waiver

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...

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NTCA Continues Advocacy for Enhanced A-CAM Support Recipients

(Dec 22) In a filing with the FCC, NTCA pointed to broad industry support for certain amendments to the Enhanced...

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