The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) and NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association have collaborated on the Broadband Infrastructure Playbook, which they released today. The playbook is designed to be a comprehensive guide to help state broadband offices in making efficient and effective…
Service provider associations are urging NTIA to take a strong role in implementing the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The $42.5 billion program calls for each of the 50 states to make decisions about awarding rural broadband funding…
During a panel discussion at the NTCA RTIME event, taking place in Dallas this week, a panel of state broadband executives shared their views about the role of state broadband offices during this historic broadband funding cycle. The challenges are…
Dallas, Texas (February 15, 2022)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield today announced the winners of the 2021 Smart Rural CommunitySM (SRC) Showcase Awards, presented annually to top-performing NTCA member broadband providers to recognize their extraordinary achievements in promoting…
More than half of rural residents (55.4%) served by broadband service provider members of NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association have gigabit speed service available to them and more than three quarters can get 100 Mbps service, according to a new NTCA…
The Fiber Broadband Association and NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association (FBA and NTCA) will jointly publish a Broadband Infrastructure Playbook to assist state governments to implement the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The program, which is part of the…
NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association and ACA Connects announced they will work together to ensure that the $42.5 billion in funding in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program is administered fairly and efficiently and that the organizations’…
When it comes to precision agriculture, broadband is moving beyond being nice to have; instead, it is fast becoming a “must have,” according to a new report from NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association. The 28-page report, titled “From Fiber to Field:…
Small rural carriers that receive Universal Service Fund (USF) support through the traditional high-cost program will breathe a little easier now that the FCC has adopted an order that adjusts a key budget constraint for the high-cost program. The order…
NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association has added two member programs – the Smart Tribal Community and the Smart Connected Community (STC and SCC) – to its Smart Rural Community (SRC) Network. The program recognizes small independent broadband providers that have helped…
Two associations representing rural broadband providers would like to see some changes to broadband funding proposals made in the American Jobs Plan currently under consideration by policymakers. In an op-ed piece, the CEOs of NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association and the…
Arlington, Va., (April 8, 2021)—In support of its work on behalf of small broadband providers, sponsorship of the Group Health Program (GHP) insurance plans and advocacy for rural America, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today released a public service announcement sharing…
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