Two rural telecom service providers have filed a class-action lawsuit against T-Mobile over calls not completed to rural service areas. T-Mobile previously was fined $40 million by the FCC for rural calls not completed, but that money went to the…
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T-Mobile Sprint Merger Opposition: Broadband Associations, Others Say It Will Harm Rural Areas
Two dozen entities, including several broadband associations, are stepping up their T-Mobile Sprint merger opposition, sending a letter last week to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and to a Department of Justice official arguing that the proposed merger would harm rural…
Rural Groups Urge FCC, Lawmakers Not to Let Satellite Providers Sell Valuable C-Band Spectrum
Several rural groups, including NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, the Rural Wireless Association, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and others, have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and to the chairmen of the House Energy &…
C-Band Controversy: Can Satellite Providers Sell the Spectrum or Will it be Auctioned?
The controversy over CBRS band spectrum was contentious, but ultimately it may pale in comparison with what we’re seeing and likely will continue to see with regard to the adjacent C-band. The C-band includes 500 MHz of spectrum between 3.7…
RWA: FCC Proposal to Ban Certain Equipment Manufacturers Would “Irreparably Damage” Broadband Networks
Just two weeks after the FCC released a proposal aimed at preventing small rural carriers from using equipment from certain manufacturers due to security concerns, one rural service provider association is pushing back. The FCC rural equipment ban would “irreparably…
600 MHz Auction Proposal Seeks Middle Ground on License Area Size
The best structure for the upcoming 600 MHz voluntary broadcast spectrum auction would use a two-step process that would focus first on metro areas, followed by a rural auction, argues a new paper penned by NERA Economic Consulting. The paper…
Rural Telecommunications Group is Now the Rural Wireless Association
September 19, 2013 — The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), the only trade association dedicated to serving rural wireless carriers with fewer than 100,000 subscribers, announced it is changing its name to the Rural Wireless Association (RWA) to better reflect the…
