Survey of Rural Broadband Service
A survey conducted by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association provides insight into broadband and internet service by rural telephone companies. NTCA has conducted the… Read More »Survey of Rural Broadband Service
A survey conducted by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association provides insight into broadband and internet service by rural telephone companies. NTCA has conducted the… Read More »Survey of Rural Broadband Service
The Rural Utilities Service has issued a final rule to amend its regulations for Electric and Telecommunications Standards affecting the following: Specifications for Materials and… Read More »RUS Amends Standards for Timber Products
On behalf of AHC, David Cook joined with many rural telcos in “A Call to Action” to demand that broadband policymakers improve USF funding by… Read More »AHC joins rural telcos to request better USF funding
In March 2021, Congress approved $1.9 trillion under the American Rescue Plan Act (“Act”), which included emergency funding to respond to the pandemic and its… Read More »American Rescue Plan and Broadband
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), there are several safe harbors that limit liability of service providers for alleged infringement of copyrighted material. But… Read More »DMCA Safe Harbor Checklist
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… Read More »Texas Internet and Phone Services at Risk for Rural Customers
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… Read More »Cooperatives Offering Broadband to Rural America
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.… Read More »New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Broadband Internet
On April 2, 2020, the FCC adopted a new telehealth program. This is a $200 million program that will provide immediate support to healthcare providers… Read More »FCC ADOPTS $200 MILLION COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM
On August 1, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission proposed closing the rural digital divide by establishing the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which would direct up to $20.4 billion… Read More »FCC ESTABLISHING $20.4 BILLION RURAL DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND