Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket No. 17-105
On September 5, 2017, Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”), and Michael Romano, Senior Vice President-Industry Affaires & Business Development, met with Commissioner Brendan Carr and Nathan Eagan, his acting wireline legal advisor. NTCA described its members’ commitment to delivering cutting-edge voice, video, and data services in the most rural parts of the country that were long ago left behind by larger providers and where business cases for investment and ongoing operations are most challenging.