Advocacy
RTG is a strong advocate before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress for rural wireless carriers. Click on a Topic or Tag to learn more about RTG’s regulatory and legislative activities.
RTG Joins Alliance for Broadband Competition
Seek DOJ/FCC Scrutiny of Verizon/Cable Pact
The Rural Telecommunications Group, together with numerous wireless and wireline service providers and consumer advocacy groups, have announced the formation of the Alliance for Broadband Competition (“Alliance”). The formation of the Alliance is a… Read More »
RTG Questions Motive, Conditions of Verizon Spectrum Sale
Any Deal Likely to Perpetuate AT&T-Verizon Duopoly, Harm Rural Consumers
Verizon Wireless’ announcement earlier today that it would voluntarily sell select 700 MHz Lower A and B Block licenses is nothing more than a calculated attempt by the country’s largest… Read More »
RTG Requests Waiver/Extension of CMAS Implementation
On Tuesday, April 7, 2012 (Saturday), commercial mobile service providers who have opted in to provide commercial mobile service alerts to their customers are supposed to begin providing CMAS service. Participation in CMAS by mobile providers is completely voluntary. For… Read More »
Ron Strecker of PTCI Appointed to Interoperability Board as Rural Wireless Provider Representative
The Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability (Interoperability Board) is charged with developing, in consultation with NTIA, NIST and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications, “recommended minimum technical requirements to ensure a nationwide level of interoperability… Read More »
RTG Files Reply Comments Regarding Verizon/SpectrumCo/Cox Spectrum Sale
On March 26th, RTG filed reply comments regarding the transactions proposed by Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo and Cox TMI Wireless as they would cause significant harm to RTG, its members, and… Read More »
RTG Files Reply Comments Regarding Verizon/Leap Spectrum Sale
In a March 12th filing, RTG continues to oppose the proposed sale of spectrum from Leap Wireless to Verizon Wireless. Verizon and Leap fail to adequately refute the adverse impact on… Read More »
RTG Applauds FCC Decision on Verizon and Cable Company Document Request, Filing Extension
Need For Full Transparency Remains Strong to Protect the Public
The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) applauds the decision of the Federal Communications Commission to extend the filing deadline for parties petitioning the proposed sale of spectrum from cable giants Comcast,… Read More »
RTG and Others Quote Comcast Executive in Calling for Unredacted Access to Commercial Agreements Between Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo and Cox
“The transaction is an integrated transaction. There was never any discussion about selling the spectrum without having the commercial agreements.”
In an ex parte filing with the FCC today, RTG, Media Access Project, T-Mobile, Free Press, Sprint, Public… Read More »
Group of Concerned Parties asks FCC to “stop the clock” on Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo and Cox
Buried in a filing late on Friday, Verizon and its cable partners defended their spectrum purchasing deal and the secretive cross-marketing agreements that go along with it. This morning a group of concerned parties, including T-Mobile, Sprint, DIRECTV, and the… Read More »
RTG calls for the reinstatement of a “spectrum cap” and a lowering of the existing spectrum screen
In an ex parte dated February 28, 2012, RTG noted that [t]he Commission has recently stated that it would likely revisit the matter of adjusting the spectrum screen. A lower spectrum screen and a spectrum aggregation limit (of… Read More »
