NTCA and OPASTCO have united to form one single organization to be named NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association.
Small rural telcos must look beyond changes in the Universal Service program and find a path forward.
Four rural telco associations last week filed an application for review and petition for stay of new caps recently imposed on Universal Service support.
CoBank, a key rural telco lender, argued against the use of regression analysis for capping high-cost loop support, also critiquing the
Three organizations filed a petition for reconsideration and clarification with the FCC on the Universal Service and inter-carrier compensation reform order adopted last year