Describing protecting universal service as a “battle,” Bloomfield said work to save the USF would involve every branch of government.

The NTCA report found that about 89% of respondents’ customers can receive downstream speeds of 100 Mbps or greater.

Shirley Bloomfield lays out the reasons why she believes fiber is a technology that is ready to face the future.

In general, NTCA said, the current broadband reporting process must rely less on figures the marketing departments use to describe coverage.


