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NTCA and Members Push for Commission Action on the Non-IP Barrier to Call Authentication
(Feb 22) In a meeting with FCC staff, NTCA, Wabash Communications and Transnexus stated that the agency has a statutory...
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2023 RTIME Conference Helps Members ‘Make this Moment Count’
More than 2,000 community-based broadband providers joined NTCA this week at its annual Rural Telecom Industry Meeting & EXPO (RTIME) in San Diego to
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NTCA Comments in the FCC’s Digital Discrimination Proceeding Seek Limited Rules for Rural Operators
(Feb 21) In comments filed with the FCC, NTCA stated that the FCC’s rules on digital discrimination with respect to...
Press Release
New Collaborations with Corning and Northwood Technical College Will Help Connect the Unconnected and Deliver Workforce Training Opportunities
Contact: Laura Withers , 703-351-2087 NTCA Members Will Have Access to Exclusive Cable and Connectivity Supply and New Talent as...
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NTCA Meets to Continue Discussion on A-CAM, CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(Feb 17) In a meeting with staff to Commissioner Simington, NTCA expressed concerns about substantial cuts in CAF-BLS and HCLS...
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NTCA and WISPA Advocate for FCC Retention of the Existing Broadband Label Rules
(Feb 16) In the FCC’s proceeding intended by Congress to promote transparency for consumers with respect to providers’ performance and...
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Connecting the Dots with the Construction Industry
I received a call about six months ago from the chief executive officer (CEO) of BICSI inviting me to keynote their Winter Conference. I must admit th
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Foundation for Rural Service Publishes Guide to Careers in Rural Telecommunications
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, published a “ Guide to Careers...
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NTCA Meets to Continue Discussion on A-CAM, CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(Feb 13) In a meeting with staff to Commissioner Carr, NTCA expressed concerns about substantial cuts in CAF-BLS and HCLS...
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NTCA Statement on Legislation to End Taxes on Broadband Grants
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield on the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment...
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NTCA Meets to Encourage Action on Pending Proposal for CAF-BLS and HCLS Updates
(Feb 9) In a meeting with staff to Chairwoman Rosenworcel, NTCA continued discussing concerns about a recurrence of the budget...
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Rural/Urban Population Numbers Shift as Census Bureau Adjusts Criteria
Recent news about rural population trends reminded me of a line from a Tom Stoppard play. We’ll return to the exact spot later, but for now, the rub o
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Building on our Success: Priorities for the 118th Congress
Thanks to a lot of hard work over many decades by our community-based broadband providers, more than 80% of customers served by NTCA members on averag
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Announcing the NTCA-Corning Rural Broadband Supply Program
While there’s no question that 2022 was a major year for broadband, we can already see that 2023 is shaping up to be even bigger. At the same time, we
Federal Filing
NTCA Meets to Continue Discussion on A-CAM, CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(Feb 1) In a meeting with WCB staff, NTCA expressed concerns about substantial cuts in CAF-BLS and HCLS for several...
Federal Filing
NTCA Meets to Continue Discussion on A-CAM, CAF-BLS and HCLS Mechanism
(Feb 1) In a meeting with staff to Chairwoman Rosenworcel, NTCA expressed concerns about substantial cuts in CAF-BLS and HCLS...
Press Release
CyberShare: The Small Broadband Provider ISAC Becoming a 2023 Data Privacy Week Champion
CyberShare: The Small Broadband ISAC today announced its commitment to Data Privacy Week 2023 by registering as a Champion. As...
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Safeguarded From Every Angle
CyberShare: The Small Broadband Provider ISAC is participating in the second Data Privacy Week organized by the National Cybersecurity Alliance. The o
Federal Filing
NTCA Proposes Conditions on BLM Proposal to Adopt Increased Fees
(Jan 23) In comments to the BLM, NTCA stated that any increased fees on broadband providers must support the agency...
Federal Filing
NTCA Calls for an End to the Non-IP Barrier to Call Authentication
(Jan 23) In reply comments filed at the FCC, NTCA stated that rules to promote IP voice traffic exchange would...