Telecom Coops

Tax Reform Act Impacts Cooperatives, Part IV: Impact on Governmental Grants

July 20, 2018 at 11:57pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative Taxation, Energy Project Development, Renewable Energy Funding, Rural Utilities Service, Subchapter T, Telecom Coops, Telephone Cooperatives, Utility Cooperative,

Perhaps the most impactful aspect of the recent tax reform law is the change to the treatment of governmental grants.  Many cooperatives qualify for governmental grants in furtherance of their community benefits, such as electric, telephone, and broadband service and …

Cooperatives Should Review the FCC’s New Order Concerning Net Neutrality

January 16, 2018 at 1:05am featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Broadband, Cooperative, Telecom Coops, Telephone Cooperatives,

Cooperatives provide high-speed broadband services in metropolitan and rural areas throughout the country.  So they should pay attention to the Federal Communications Commission’s recent action affecting broadband service providers.

The FCC issued a ruling on the regulatory classification of broadband …

AHC Attorney David Cook Presents on Capital Credits and Cooperative Tax

August 19, 2017 at 10:12am featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Capital Credits, Cooperative Taxation, Patronage Determination, Patronage-Sourced Income, Telecom Coops, Telephone Cooperatives, Utility Cooperative,

AHC attorney David Cook will present at the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association’s Finance and Accounting Conference concerning two important topics for telecommunications and telephone cooperatives.  He will discuss “Strategies for Managing Capital Credits” and “Handling Large Gains and Losses.”  Here …

Lender Discusses Differences Between Broadband and Electric Service

January 20, 2017 at 3:51pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Broadband, Cooperative, Rural Utilities Service, Telecom Coops, Telephone Cooperatives, Utility Cooperative,

The following article is reprinted from CFC Solutions News Bulletin (17 January 2018, Volume 19, Number 2).

With more electric cooperatives looking into providing broadband service to unserved and underserved rural communities, CFC Senior Vice President for Member Services Joel …

Utility coops partner to bring members ‘up to speed’ with broadband access

July 29, 2016 at 7:18pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Broadband, Cooperative, Rural Utilities Service, Telecom Coops, Telephone Cooperatives, Utility Cooperative,

Most Americans have multiple high-speed wireless choices when it comes to Internet access but many residents living in the less-populated, more rural parts still have to rely on 90s technology, i.e. dial-up, for their data needs. Now, cooperatives that have …