Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and John Thune (R-S.D.), along with Representatives Cathy Morris Rodgers (R-Wash) and Robert Latta (R-Ohio) sent a letter to NTIA with several suggestions for implementation of…
The FCC Chairwoman recently responded to Senators and House members on separate letters regarding FCC actions on RDOF auctions and proposed changes to the E-rate competitive bidding process. She wrote…
NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, together with the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has sent a letter to the NTIA with a number of suggestions for improving its Broadband Equity,…
In a recent meeting with FCC staff, NTCA expressed serious concerns over the impacts of the resurgent budget control mechanism on rural LECs receiving cost based Connect America Loop Support…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is preparing to offer four federally funded programs to administer $65 Billion in broadband assistance. The largest – the Broadband Equity Access and…
The proposed revisions, if approved by the FCC, will provide interstate settlements to 282 study areas for the July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 period. Assuming constant demand, these…
A bipartisan bill was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, to assure that the Department of Agriculture targets broadband funding through its Reconnect Program to those rural, agrarian and remote…
