BROWSING: National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
Rural trade associations argue against competition, universal service
WASHINGTON-Two rural trade associations tried Wednesday to shoot down Western Wireless Corp.'s basic argument that competition and universal service can co-exist."Congress was careful to treat areas served by rural telephone companies differently, in recognition of the uncertainty regarding both the feasibility and the desirability...
FCC to showcase rural wireless Internet service providers
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will showcase rural wireless Internet service providers Sept. 17, said Robert Pepper, chief of policy development at the commission."One of the most promising developments in the deployment of broadband in rural America is wireless," said Pepper at the FCC's August...
NTCA urges FCC to keep tribal buildout requirements
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association urged the Federal Communications Commission to keep in place rules that require telecom carriers that receive auction bidding credits to serve tribal lands to build out their systems to 75 percent of the population within three years of winning...
Bill introduced to create FCC rural advisory board
WASHINGTON-A bill to create a rural advisory board at the Federal Communications Commission was not warmly received when it was introduced on Thursday."You don't fix the problem of burdensome and unnecessary regulations by creating yet another cog in the regulatory wheel," said Thomas Wheeler,...
NTCA urges Hollings to include rural in spectrum legislation
WASHINGTON—The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association last month urged Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, to include the Rural Electromagnetic Spectrum Act in spectrum management legislation he is drafting."It is vital to address rural carriers' access to spectrum in any legislation...