NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today released the following statement from NTCA Executive Vice President Mike Romano after the FCC released an order enhancing the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM)...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, along with a coalition of 24 other organizations with a vested interest in the vitality and long-term viability of rural America today sent a joint letter...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield regarding the National Cybersecurity Strategy that President Biden released today: “Small broadband providers battle cyber threats every...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield after the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation advanced the nomination of Anna Gomez and renominations...
Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, today attended the Investing in America Event at the White House, where President Biden and Vice President Harris announced plans...
Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture on NTCA’s broadband priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill...
Members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association received over $530 million in loans and grants for broadband deployment through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest distribution of ReConnect Program funding. The...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement on the FCC’s waiver of the Universal Service Fund budget control mechanism for 12 months beginning July 1, 2023: “The high-cost Universal...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield regarding Anna Gomez’s nomination to serve as FCC Commissioner and Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr’s renominations as FCC...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today endorsed the ReConnecting Rural America Act, which was introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.). The bill would make several key improvements...
Fred Johnson, CEO of Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (Rainsville, Ala.), and Roger Nishi, vice president of industry relations at Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (Waitsfield, Vt.), today testified before the...
Denny Law, CEO for Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, a rural broadband provider based in Wall, S.D., today testified before the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband of the U.S. Senate...
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) announced it has awarded $124,000 in scholarships to 42 students from rural communities served by members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. Since the foundation...
The Competitive Carriers Association, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, and USTelecom–The Broadband Association released the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association’s Smart Communities program and the National Rural Education Association (NREA) this week released a toolkit providing guidance and best practices for locally operated communications providers and...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today endorsed the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act, which was introduced by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in the Senate and...
Arlington, Va. – Mike Romano, executive vice president of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today endorsed companion versions of the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act, a bill introduced in both chambers of Congress to update the contribution mechanism that funds the...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield on the Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act introduced by Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss...
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today joined coalition partners in rural development, education and communications in calling on Congress to codify in the Farm Bill a minimum service level commitment of...
