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Game On for Rural Healthcare
Telehealth encompasses many applications. Many people define telehealth in terms of video consultations or wearables; a doctor with whom I sat on an
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A Time for Creative Thinking
I gather my friends and counterparts at the National Cooperative Services Corporation (formerly CFC/RTFC), the National Rural Telecommunications Coop
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Another Successful FRS Youth Tour
Two weeks ago, we waved goodbye to the 130 high school students and chaperones who had been in Washington, D.C., to participate in the 2024 FRS Youth
Federal Filing
NTCA and Several RLEC Stakeholders Propose Alternative Cost Allocation Rule for NG911
(June 17) In a meeting with the office of FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, NTCA and the RLEC parties proposed changes...
Federal Filing
NTCA Urges Enhancements to FCC Mapping, Broadband Data Collection Processes
(June 17) In a meeting with staff to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, NTCA highlighted several issues for the commission to...
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NTCA Urges Enhancements to FCC Mapping, Broadband Data Collection Processes
(June 17) In a meeting with staff to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, NTCA highlighted several issues for the commission to...
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Advocacy Spotlight: Better Broadband Maps Equal Better Broadband Outcomes
By Cassidy Hjelmstad, CEO and general manager of SRT Communications, Inc. (Minot, N.D.), and Roger Nishi, vice president of industry relations at Wait
Federal Filing
NTCA, Industry Partners Propose Process to Identify Costs and Enhanced A-CAM Support Levels
(June 12) NTCA joined three industry associations in filing a letter proposing a way to identify costs and Enhanced Alternative...
Federal Filing
NTCA Urges Enhancements to FCC Mapping, Broadband Data Collection Processes
(June 11) In a meeting with staff to FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, NTCA highlighted several issues for the commission to...
Federal Filing
NTCA Urges Enhancements to FCC Mapping, Broadband Data Collection Processes
(June 11) In a meeting with staff to FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, NTCA highlighted several issues for the commission to...
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First at Bat: Secure Internet Routing
By Tamber Ray, NTCA; Jerry Horton, Blue Valley Technologies; and Frank Bulk, Premier CommunicationsRight on the heels of the FCC adopting the Open Int
Federal Filing
NTCA Proposes Steps to Foster Consumer Access to Independent Programming
(June 6) NTCA filed comments with the FCC noting that marketplace obstacles such as the use of most favored nation...
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NTCA Pushes Mapping Updates to Better Reflect State of Competition
(June 6) In a filing with the FCC, NTCA highlighted that the commission cannot obtain an accurate depiction of the...
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Doing the Right Thing
An NTCA Board member told me it was important to "make it a priority to find something good to engage in every year," which I thought was a great way
Federal Filing
NTCA and Several RLEC Stakeholders Propose Alternative Cost Allocation Rule for NG911
(June 4) In a meeting with the office of FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, NTCA and the RLEC parties proposed changes...
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Advocacy Spotlight: Rural Consumers Need and Deserve Better Service
By Ben Foster, president and CEO of Twin Valley Communications (Miltonvale, Kan.), and Stephen Milner, CEO of Planters Telephone Cooperative (Newingto
Federal Filing
NTCA Urges Enhancements to FCC Mapping, Broadband Data Collection Processes
(May 30) In a meeting with staff to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, NTCA highlighted several issues for the commission to...
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The Journey of the Intrepid’ish Travelers, Round 2
In the continued spirit of celebrating my husband, who, despite all of those years of joking that he would never make it to retirement age given some
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Advocacy Spotlight: Without the Universal Service Fund, Consumers Will Pay More
By Jennifer Prather, CEO of Totelcom Communications, LLC (De Leon, Texas), and Catherine Moyer, CEO of Pioneer Communications (Ulysses, Kan.)The idea
Federal Filing
NTCA and Several RLEC Stakeholders Propose Alternative Cost Allocation Rule for NG911
(May 22) In a meeting with the office of Chairwoman Rosenworcel, NTCA and the RLEC parties proposed changes to proposed...