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    2. VoIP Might be a Bigger Issue than Broadband for Rural Telcos

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 30 2012) Applications , IP Telephony

      VoIP Might be a Bigger Issue than Broadband for Rural Telcos ... virtually all rural telcos have begun offering broadband access services, the latest survey by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) might suggest. VoIP Might be a Bigger Issue than Broadband for Rural Telcos By Gary Kim, Co... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca

    3. NTCA Report: Rural Telcos Make Broadband Deployment Gains

      Explore Telecompetitor (Mar 29 2012) Applications

      NTCA Report: Rural Telcos Make Broadband Deployment Gains ...lable to more customers and at higher speeds over the last year, according to a new report from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. The report, based on a survey of NTCA member companies, found that 71% of respondents’ customers h... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca

    4. Rural Telco Groups Urge Gradual Approach to Universal Service Reforms

      Explore Telecompetitor (Feb 20 2012)

      Rural Telco Groups Urge Gradual Approach to Universal Service Reforms Rural Telco Groups Urge Gradual Approach to Universal Service Reforms In comments filed with the FCC on Friday, rural telco associations asked the commission to minimize changes to today’s Universal Service program as that program transitions from voice to broadband. The filing was made as part of the reply comments process for the notice of proposed rulemaking that accompanied the Connect... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca   Federal Communication Commission

    5. Verizon, Sprint, USTelecom join challengers to USF reform plan

      Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 13 2012)

      ...traffic. Besides this new trio of challengers, the USF reform has been challenged by AT&T and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, which represents rural service providers. AT&T, for one, was concerned with the VoIP provision, ar... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    6. Telcos Ask FCC to Reconsider USF Reform Proposal

      Explore The Cable Industry Book (Jan 12 2012)

      ...ecision. The USF reform order already faces court challenges from AT&T (a USTelecom member) and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. AT&T was particularly unhappy with the VoIP true-up, suggesting that terminating circuit-switched ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    7. Year in Review 2011: The stories that dominated the wireline industry

      Explore FierceTelecom (Dec 22 2011)

      Year in Review 2011: The stories that dominated the wireline industry ...already being challenged by large telcos, including AT&T (NYSE: T), and industry groups such as the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA). Set to be heard in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver (CO), the panel consolidated... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Verizon Wireless   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    8. Carriers see good and bad in Universal Service reform order

      Explore TELEPHONY Online (Oct 29 2011)

      Carriers see good and bad in Universal Service reform order ...ate of return carriers. The three major associations representing small rate of return carriers—the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies and the W... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ncta   AT&T   Wireless Association

    9. RUS Extends Broadband Stimulus Project Deadlines

      Explore Telecompetitor (Oct 19 2011)

      RUS Extends Broadband Stimulus Project Deadlines ...eased urgency, said Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan on a webinar organized by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association yesterday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is the parent organization of the Rural Utilities Ser... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Rural Utilities Service   U.S. Department of Agriculture   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    10. FCC lays out USF reform plan that redirects funds to broadband

      Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 7 2011)

      ...gh-cost areas will reap immeasurable economic and social benefits for years to come."Similarly, the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), while also an advocate of expanding broadband availability to rural areas, argues that the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   Windstream   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    11. Universal Service reform: by the numbers

      Explore TELEPHONY Online (Sep 15 2011)

      Universal Service reform: by the numbers ...rriers receive in per-minute access charges, which also helps cover network costs, according to the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. This does not include access charges that go to price cap carriers, who receive less money on a pe... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Federal Communication Commission

    12. Rural Telcos Increasingly Interested in Offering Wireless Services

      Explore Telecompetitor (Sep 8 2011)

      Rural Telcos Increasingly Interested in Offering Wireless Services ..., rural telcos are taking increased interest in offering wireless service, as new research from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) released this week illustrates. As the data also illustrates, however, small carriers face s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca

    13. Rural carrier associations confirm agreement with large carriers on broadband USF funding

      Explore TELEPHONY Online (Aug 2 2011)

      Rural carrier associations confirm agreement with large carriers on broadband USF funding ... carriers endorse the same funding split. Signing the letter on behalf of the ROR carriers were the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies and the W... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca

    14. Rural telecoms need USF subsidies, industry advocates warn

      Explore FierceTelecom (Jul 17 2011) Marketing

      ... broadband into their areas if certain cuts to the Universal Service Fund (USF) are approved. The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (O... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   John Chambers   AT&T   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    15. FCC Blind to Rural Telco Plight?

      Explore Light Reading (Apr 14 2011) Marketing

      ...d network gold-plating. The irony of that thinking, says Josh Seidemann, director of policy for the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) , is that the FCC would replace rate-of-return with price cap regulations used by the larg... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca   Julius Genachowski

    16. Rural Telecom Groups Take on Inter-Carrier Compensation

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 4 2011) IP Telephony

      Rural Telecom Groups Take on Inter-Carrier Compensation ...an seven rural telecom associations—including the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA), the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of... Rural Telecom Groups Take on Inter... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Federal Communication Commission   Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies

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