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All About the Towns
Living in Washington, D.C. portends the risk of becoming accustomed to two aspects of the city: (1) The predominant presence of trade associations who
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NTCA Members Testify Before U.S. Senate on Potential 2023 Farm Bill Broadband Provisions
Fred Johnson, CEO of Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (Rainsville, Ala.), and Roger Nishi, vice president of industry relations at Waitsfield...
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NTCA Meets to Continue Advocacy for Proposed Updates of CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(May 17) In meetings with FCC staff, NTCA continued advocacy for proposed updates for CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism. Consistent with...
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NTCA Endorses the ReConnecting Rural America Act
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today endorsed the ReConnecting Rural America Act, which was introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and...
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NTCA Encourages the FCC to Recognize the Costs that Data Collections Impose on its Members
(May 15) In comments filed at the FCC, NTCA stated that the Affordable Connectivity Program data collection will impose costs...
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NTCA Meets to Continue Advocacy for Recalibration of CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(May 15) In a meeting with staff to Chairwoman Rosenworcel, NTCA continued the discussion on CAF-BLS and HCLS mechanism by...
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NTCA Member Denny Law of Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative Testifies Before U.S. Senate on Universal Service Fund
Denny Law, CEO for Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, a rural broadband provider based in Wall, S.D., today testified before the...
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NTCA Advocates for NTIA to Adopt Proposed Modifications to Draft Policy Notice for BEAD Program Funding Eligibility
(May 10) In comments filed with NTIA, NTCA encouraged NTIA to adopt the Draft Policy Notice modifications. These modifications will...
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Foundation for Rural Service Awards More Than $120,000 in Scholarships to Rural Students
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) announced it has awarded $124,000 in scholarships to 42 students from rural communities served...
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Response of CCA, NTCA, and USTelecom to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit USF Contribution Decision
The Competitive Carriers Association, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, and USTelecom–The Broadband Association released the following joint statement in response to...
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NTCA Meets to Continue Advocacy for Recalibration of CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(May 4) In a meeting with the FCC, NTCA continued the discussion on CAF-BLS and HCLS mechanism by advocating for...
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Rural Museum Delivers 45 Percent ROI
Last week I shared conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) with a chief technology officer at Microsoft, a radiologist and the chief scientis
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NTCA comments on Digital Equity Programming
(May 1) In comments filed NTIA, NTCA recommended defining “equity” as reasonably fair and equivalent ability to access services. The...
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NTCA and NRECA seek streamlined permitting for BEAD projects
(May 1) In joint comments filed at NTIA, NTCA and NRECA sought clarification that streamlining efforts meant to ease providers...
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NTCA Meets to Highlight Proposed Updates of CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(Apr 28) In a meeting with WCB staff, NTCA continued the discussion on CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism by highlighting proposed...
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NTCA, NREA Partner to Promote Broadband Careers for K-12 Students
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association’s Smart Communities program and the National Rural Education Association (NREA) this week released a toolkit providing...
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When State and Federal Broadband Leaders Meet
The world of broadband policy has truly flipped over the past few years thanks largely to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, w
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NTCA and Industry Partners Meet with FCC to Discuss EAS Rules Proposal
(Apr 26) In meetings with FCC staff, NTCA joined association colleagues in noting that the Commission’s NPRM proposing to require...
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Put Smart Rural Community Live on your Calendar for This June (Truly)
I totally get it: there are so many events going on in the rural broadband field that it can truly be hard to keep track of everything. But the one s
Federal Filing
NTCA Meets to Highlight Proposed Updates of CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(Apr 21) In a meeting with staff to Commissioner Carr, NTCA continued the discussion on CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism by...