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Foundation for Rural Service Awards $173,000 in Scholarships to Rural Students
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) announced it has awarded $173,000 in scholarships to 55 students from rural communities served...
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New Cybersecurity Resources Offer Guidance on NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
Recognizing that ongoing cybersecurity vigilance is vital to securing the nation’s critical infrastructure and in support of new government guidance...
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NTCA Names Senator Amy Klobuchar ‘Smart Rural Community℠ Champion’
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association this week named Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) as the recipient of the inaugural Smart Rural Community℠...
Federal Filing
NTCA and ACA Reiterate Flaws in FCC Proposal for Multilingual EAS Alerts
(May 6) In joint reply comments filed with the FCC, NTCA and ACA Connects pointed to substantial industry agreement as...
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Promoting Smart Policies for Rural Broadband
During this historic year for broadband deployment, there’s something electrifying about walking into a hotel ballroom and seeing nearly 500 NTCA mem
Federal Filing
NTCA and Rural Providers Raise Concerns Over Broadband Data Collection
NTCA and representatives of rural broadband providers met separately with staff from the offices of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and...
Federal Filing
NTCA Files Amicus Brief Challenging FCC Digital Discrimination Order
NTCA filed an amicus curae (“friend of the court”) brief supporting other industry petitioners who are appealing the FCC’s recent...
Press Release
NTCA Applauds Broadband Provisions in Senate Farm Bill
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today released the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield regarding the Rural Prosperity and Food Security...
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Rural Broadband Advocacy in Action
The following are NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield’s remarks to the NTCA 2024 Legislative + Policy Conference on April 29, 2024...
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Joint Statement on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Decision on New York’s Affordable Broadband Act
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, ACA Connects, CTIA, New York State Telecommunications Association, Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association and USTelecom released...
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Member Moments: Encouraging Reading Outside the Classroom
While TDS Telecom (Madison, Wis.) focuses on connecting more than 280,000 customers to high-speed internet, it does not stop there when it comes to t
Press Release
NTCA Responds to FCC Vote on Open Internet Order
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield regarding the FCC’s vote to adopt new rules...
Federal Filing
NTCA Raises Concern About Effects of USF Contribution Forbearance in Net Neutrality Proceeding
(April 18) NTCA met with staff to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to raise concerns about potential forbearance by the commission...
Federal Filing
NTCA Raises Concern About Effects of USF Contribution Forbearance in Net Neutrality Proceeding
(April 17) NTCA met with staff to FCC Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Anna Gomez to raise concerns about potential forbearance...
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Cyber Leadership Reaches Out to NTCA
Cyber threats to critical infrastructure have gone from being something that you only see in action movies to something that now keeps many of us up
Federal Filing
NTCA Proposes Alternative Cost Allocation Rule for NG911
(April 17) In a meeting with the FCC's Wireline Competition and Public Safety Bureaus, NTCA suggested changes to proposed rules...
Federal Filing
NTCA Supports Hilliary Communications Petition for Declaratory Ruling/Waiver
(April 15) In comments to the FCC, NTCA noted that the commission's rules do not in all cases require all...
Federal Filing
NTCA Responds to Submissions Seeking Amnesty in Surrendering RDOF & CAF II Auction Locations
(April 9) NTCA filed reply comments with the FCC regarding the surrendering of locations associated with Rural Digital Opportunity Fund...
Federal Filing
NTCA, ACA Connects Propose Working Group to Study Multilingual EAS Alerts
(April 9) NTCA joined ACA Connects in filing comments on the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to require...
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We Can’t Afford a Miss on Net Neutrality
As of this week, we’re “in a race to the finish line” in the latest chapter of the debate over the right regulatory regime to govern the provision of