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FCC Advisor Advocates Universal Service Fund Reform

TAMPA, Fla., February 1, 2010 – Broadband is as important today as television and radio were in the last century, a senior policy advisor for the Federal Communications Commission said at an association annual meeting this week.

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Telecom Co-ops Warn FCC Against Universal Service Fund Cuts

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 — Eliminating the high cost portion of the Universal Service Fund could endanger plans to roll broadband out to rural America, the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association said Monday in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission.

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Industry, State, Nonprofit Groups Urge Changes to Broadband Stimulus Programs

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2009 – A number of groups took the opportunity Monday to weigh in on the government’s efforts to distribute the $7.2 billion allotted by Congress in January to expand broadband deployment and adoption. “Many of our nation’s most experienced broadband providers were forced t

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National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Survey Shows Fiber Reaching Rural Areas

According to a survey of rural carriers [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2009_NTCA_Broadband_Survey_Report.pdf] conducted by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, these rural providers are deploying fiber considerably faster than one would expect. Consume

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Rural Carriers Want First Crack at Rural Customers

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2009 – The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is fine with stimulus dollars targeting rural areas first. But the bigger question to them is: Who will do the targeting?