Advocacy

Rural Broadband’s Voice in the Nation’s Capital

A predominant focus of NTCA is conducting policy-related advocacy and outreach for the communications industry’s rural sector, engaging on its behalf with policymakers in Congress, at the FCC and the White House.

Since 1954, NTCA has served as the voice of rural telecommunications providers in Washington, D.C. In an era of transformative technological developments, regulatory challenges and marketplace competition, NTCA members are advancing efforts to close the digital divide by delivering robust and high-quality services over future-proof networks.

CyberShare: The Small Broadband Provider ISAC

CyberShare: The small broadband provider ISAC promotes the resiliency and continuity of operation of small network operators across the United States. CyberShare collects and disseminates threat information, indicators and mitigation strategies from a variety of public and private sources and facilitates communications among participants. 

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Fiber Delivers the Future of Connectivity

Not only is fiber the fastest internet, it’s also the best investment, with the best levels of performance. In fact, while other internet technologies enable broadband, they too depend on fiber to deliver and will continue to do so as data demands increase.

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Political Advocacy

The NTCA Rural Broadband PAC is the voluntary, nonpartisan political action committee (PAC) of NTCA. Established in 1969, the PAC accepts voluntary contributions from authorized individuals within the association’s member companies, then distributes these funds to support federal congressional candidates who have an appreciation of the policy issues that are unique to the rural broadband sector.

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Membership Map

NTCA works on behalf of over 850 independent, community-based broadband providers that promote innovation in rural and small-town America. Small, rural telcos serve customers in 45 states, covering approximately one third of the nation’s landmass.

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