For Immediate Release
Contact: Hillary Crowder, 703-351-2086, [email protected]
Arlington, Va. (February 10, 2015)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield in support of the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D–Minn.) and co-sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer (R–Neb.):
“Members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association have proven that they are committed to finding innovative solutions to serve rural markets especially when given meaningful opportunities to secure spectrum for wireless services. I applaud Sens. Klobuchar and Fischer for introducing this important piece of legislation, which seeks to ensure unused wireless spectrum can be put to good use serving more sparsely populated rural areas. We are hopeful that congress and the FCC will continue to look for innovative ways to ensure that rural carriers and their customers have access to high-quality spectrum-based services as the price for scarce spectrum resources increases exponentially.”
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