The RUS updated its Rural eConnectivity Program rules on January 30, 2023. Here is a summary from the Federal Register: 1. The definition of non-funded service area… Read More »RUS Updates Rural eConnectivity Program
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
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed an outstanding question in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The court clarified the extent of the devices… Read More »Supreme Court Addresses Telephone Consumer Protection Act
As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week, hackers breached T-Mobile’s system to obtain data for about 54 million people. The hackers then attempted… Read More »WSJ: FCC Focusing on Telecommunications Customer Data Breaches
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
A new and innovative pilot program called ReConnect will offer federal financing in the form of loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations. This financing will promote… Read More »The ReConnect Program
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… Read More »Tax Reform Act Impacts Cooperatives, Part IV: Impact on Governmental Grants
Three executives of Eastern Oregon Telecom (EOT) announced in May they have purchased the internet and phone provider from its parent company Umatilla Electric Cooperative.… Read More »Northwest electric coop sells telephone subsidiary to executive officers
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… Read More »Cooperatives Should Review the FCC’s New Order Concerning Net Neutrality
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month the recipients of over $200 million in loans and grants to bring broadband to hundreds… Read More »Rural broadband providers benefit from USDA Community Connect grants and loans
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