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NTCA Announces Excellence Award Winners
San Antonia — Feb. 26, 2025 — During the 2025 RTIME, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association recognized eight rural telecom leaders who have shown exceptional commitment to their communities and the broadband industry. The NTCA Excellence…
NTCA Women in Telecom Session Highlights Work/Life Balance Issues
Work/life balance was the theme of the Women in Telecom session at NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association’s RTIME conference in San Antonio, Texas this week. The session presenter was Kari Coffey, a speaker and life coach…
Universal Service Fund the “North Star”; Day of Action Planned
“The sustainability of the Universal Service Fund continues to be our north star,” said Roxie Jorgensen, Board Secretary of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association in her introduction of the opening session at the RTIME conference in…
Rural Customers Nearing 90% Access to 100 Mbps Downstream: NTCA Report
Broadband speeds in rural areas continued to track upward last year, according to NTCA’s annual report. The “2024 Broadband/Internet Availability Survey Report” from NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association found that approximately 89% of respondents’ customers on…
The Right Technology for the Future: Industry Perspective with Shirley Bloomfield
There’s no question in Shirley Bloomfield’s mind about which technology the broadband industry should focus on for the future: “We’re really bullish on fiber.” When Telecompetitor interviewed Bloomfield — CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association…
Rural Organizations Still Find Flaws in Broadband Reporting
Broadband providers and the government have had a chance to examine the results of the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) reporting process for service coverage data gathering. Most observers agree that industry has a better idea…
NTCA Announces 2024 Smart Rural Community Showcase Award Winners
Indianapolis, Ind. — September 30, 2024 — NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield today announced the winners of the 2024 Smart Rural Community Showcase Awards, presented annually to rural broadband providers who…
Exclusive BroadbandFabric Data Offering from CostQuest to NTCA Members
Arlington, Va. — September 19, 2024 — As part of a new collaboration between NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and CostQuest Associates, CostQuest will make its enhanced BroadbandFabric Data Suites available to NTCA members at exclusive member pricing. …
NTCA and ACA Say BEAD Must Continue to Prioritize Fiber Over Alternative Technologies
It is a measure of how much the broadband business has changed when the concept of “technology neutral,” once the preferred federal government policy, has morphed into fiber first, then “alternative technologies.” Fiber is now…
NTCA’s Bloomfield Shares Good and Bad of BEAD Implementation in U.S. House Testimony
Testifying in Congress this week, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association’s CEO Shirley Bloomfield expressed the concerns of association members, many of whom are frustrated about the progress and implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment…
Risks of Higher Bills, Lower Broadband Investment If Universal Service Fund Ends: NTCA
Rural broadband service providers voiced their opinions in a new study by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association about how a potential disruption of the Universal Service Fund (USF) would affect the market. The study follows a…
NTCA Recommends Four Steps Toward Successful BEAD Projects
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association advises stakeholders to heed four recommendations regarding the $42.5 billion BEAD funding program. Some of the recommendations apply to broadband providers, while others could apply to legislators and to state agencies…
