For Immediate Release
Contact: Carolyn Just, [email protected], (703) 351-2015
Arlington, Va. (June 24, 2020)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield on the House Rural Broadband Task Force bill introduced by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.).
“As providers based in the communities they serve, NTCA members are committed to ensuring rural Americans receive reliable broadband to engage with critical activities such as telemedicine, distance learning and remote work. We thank Congressman Clyburn for his interest in highlighting the fundamental significance of broadband in all aspects of Americans’ lives by introducing this legislation.
“We particularly appreciate the bill’s acknowledgment of the need to ensure new networks will be built to meet the challenges of both today and tomorrow, and we look forward to working with policymakers to ensure any new programs to stimulate broadband deployment or make broadband more affordable complement and coordinate with existing deployment commitments and programs aimed at sustaining such efforts.”