NTCA Statement on Senate Passage of Farm Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Withers, (703) 351-2087, [email protected]

 

Arlington, Va. (June 28, 2018) – NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield regarding the passage of H.R. 2, The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Farm Bill), today by the U.S. Senate:

“NTCA appreciates the Senate’s work on vital programs needed for rural communities across America, and we appreciate the continued collaboration to ensure rural development programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture—including the Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) Rural Broadband Program—are employed to their fullest potential. Small, rural broadband providers have leveraged a mix of community commitment, entrepreneurial spirit, private capital, and critical programs like those made available through RUS and the FCC’s Universal Service Fund to lead the charge in deploying robust broadband in the most rural portions of our country. We look forward to building upon this early progress, and making the best possible use of the valuable resources through programs such as those contained in the Farm Bill to advance and sustain rural broadband.”