For Immediate Release
Contact: Hillary Crowder, 703-351-2086, [email protected]
Arlington, Va. (April 2, 2014) – NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President of Policy Michael Romano regarding the managerial framework for technology transitions issued by COMPTEL:
“NTCA welcomes COMPTEL’s continued focus on ensuring that technological evolution does not become an excuse to cast aside or rewrite important rules that protect consumers and promote core statutory objectives. While the members of our organizations may not agree on every substantive policy issue raised or how certain obligations should be interpreted and implemented, we certainly agree that a well-defined regulatory backdrop that provides clear rules of the road on things like interconnection of networks is essential to the functioning of communications markets and the advancement of enduring public policy values.”
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NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association is the premier association representing nearly 900 independent, community-based telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America. NTCA advocates on behalf of its members in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and it provides training and development; publications and industry events; and an array of employee benefit programs. In an era of exploding technology, deregulation and marketplace competition, NTCA’s members are leading the IP evolution for rural consumers, delivering technologies that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. Because of their efforts, rural America is fertile ground for innovation in economic development and commerce, education, health care, government services, security and smart energy use. Visit us at www.ntca.org.