The Texas Public Utilities Commission is cutting the amount of money from a fund that subsidizes rural Texas network services, creating a potential loss of phone and internet services for more than a million Texas homes. For many of …
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Cooperatives Offering Broadband to Rural America
A recent publication to the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society explains how cooperatives are “the unsung heroes of broadband.” The following post explains the substance of the publication:
Obtaining broadband access has become a necessity, especially now …
New IRS Ruling: The Timing of Patronage Business for Allocations
In a new ruling, the Service considered the period of historical patronage business that should be used to calculate the gain on a liquidation sale.
Coop was a cooperative within the meaning of Subchapter T. It struggled in …
Potential Exit from Power Supply Cooperative
Dakota Energy has filed a lawsuit concerning its potential exit from a wholesale power supplier, East River Electric. Dakota Energy’s concern is that East River’s bylaws require, as a condition to withdrawal, satisfaction of contractual obligations to East River. And …
Farm Credit Administration Guidance on PPP for Small Businesses
The Farm Credit Administration has issued an updated informational memorandum for the purposes of providing Farm Credit System institutions with updated guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program. Follow this link for the memorandum:
The memorandum explains,
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USDA Reports on Farm Supplies Sold by Co-ops
The USDA Rural Development Division and Cooperative Services Branch of the US Department of Agriculture reported that in 2019 co-ops sold $53.2 billion in farm supplies including $18.9 billion in petroleum and energy products (36% of total net farm supplies …
Join the USDA Webinar for National Cooperative Month!
October is National Cooperative Month. The USDA is holding a webinar about the resources available to support cooperative development in rural America, including updates on cooperative development resources, an overview of RD funding opportunities, and information on ownership conversions. To …
Happy Cooperative Month from AHC!
October is Cooperative Month. AHC represents many cooperatives in the telecom, electric, and agricultural industries. So we join with others in celebrating our cooperative clients.
In honor of Cooperative Month, the U.S.D.A. has provided and re-published the following helpful guides
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Broadband Internet
The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, serving 115 mostly rural towns, is trying again to add delivering broadband internet to its core mission of delivering electricity. A special election has been called on the issue and would change the co-op’s bylaws.
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Georgia Update: Automatic Renewals in Consumer Service Contracts
Georgia HB 1039 amends O.C.G.A. § 13-12-3 to provide additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts containing lengthy automatic renewal provisions.
Pre-Existing Requirement: For service contracts with an initial term of twelve months or longer and an automatic …