A new analysis and report from Mattey Consulting recommends adding broadband internet access revenues to the USF contributions base. The study, supported by NTCA, INCOMPASS and the SHLB Coalition and…
While reading some industry news recently, I was reminded of how much telecommunications has changed in the more than 53 years since I joined General Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, fresh…
NECA’s proposed 2022 High-Cost Loop formula for small, average schedule companies will significantly increase settlements for 72 qualifying study areas. In 2021, 71 study areas received $3.875 million in HCL…
The Department of the Interior recently announced that a coalition of federal agencies will work together to increase internet access and close the digital divide In U.S. Indian Country. The…
In a recent meeting with, and follow-up letter to the FCC, USTelecom – The Broadband Association and NTCA –The Rural Broadband Association, addressed the 197 letters that the Commission sent…
The recently announced federal infrastructure plan will allocate $65 billion for broadband that “ensures every American has access to reliable high-speed internet with an historic investment in broadband infrastructure deployment.”…
A bill introduced by Republican Senators Shelley Moore-Caputo, WV, Roger Wicker, MS, and Todd Young, IN, would order the FCC to conduct a feasibility study of collecting USF payments from…
