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NTCA Welcomes 2025 Board Officers, New North Central Region Director

National Rural Health Day: Broadband and Telehealth Solutions

Rural Americans face significant healthcare challenges, including distance from providers, lack of access to specialists and epidemiological data ind

Building Partnerships and Friendships: Connecting the Rural Broadband Ecosystem

At NTCA, our mission has always been to empower rural communities through advanced, high-quality broadband connectivity. But to truly make a lasting

NTCA Congratulates Carr on Selection for FCC Chair

NTCA Comments on Artificial Intelligence in Robocalls/Robotexts

Embrace the Robot: AI for Rural Spaces

Artificial intelligence (AI) inspires both excitement and apprehension. It is at once heralded as a gateway for vast improvement and efficiencies acr

Member Moments: Creating a SmartTown in Iowa

Cascade Communications (Cascade, Iowa) is making it easier than ever for its subscribers to enjoy Wi-Fi both at home and on the go. Through a cuttin

NTCA Congratulates Thune on Selection as Senate Majority Leader

Foundation for Rural Service Releases ‘Understanding Childcare Challenges in Rural America’

NTCA Committed to Working with Trump Administration to Advance and Sustain Rural Connectivity

NTCA Proposes Process to Determine Impacts of Competitive Overlap on Universal Service

NTCA Reiterates Need for Improvement to FCC Mapping Rules

NTCA Supports Higher Standard for Measuring the Progress of Broadband Availability

Member Moments: The Power of the NTCA Community

Kim Shepherd, CEO of SkyLine/SkyBest (West Jefferson, N.C.), provided an update on the devasting damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which knocked out

Protecting Our Data Fields

As we close out National Cybersecurity Month (October), many eyes (and stomachs) might be looking toward Thanksgiving, which makes this a perfect tim

Foundation for Rural Service Celebrates Record Number of Grant Awards as Part of 30th Anniversary

ISPs and Their Customers Deserve Better Than “Gotcha”

Federal regulations have traditionally followed a relatively predictable process for development: Congress passes legislation which is codified into

NTCA Members Receive $150.57 Million in USDA Broadband Deployment Funding

NTCA Proposes Limiting Robocall Mitigation Database Filing Fees and Financial Penalties

NTCA, CCA, USTelecom File Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Universal Service Contribution Case