NTCA Calls For Rip-and-Replace Funding

July 15, 2024 – NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association said in a statement on Thursday that the Federal Communication Commission’s “Rip and Replace” Program requires support to help smaller operators remove and replace insecure equipment in their networks.

On July 1, the FCC released a report that highlighted the status of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Program. In response, the NTCA said that the FCC’s findings reflect what it has heard from its members, “that support is critical.”