Universal Service
RTG statement regarding FCC’s Report and Order on USF and ICC Reform
RTG applauds the FCC’s recognition of the need for ongoing wireless mobility support in high-cost rural areas. Chairman Genachowski and his team have taken a gigantic step toward implementing universal service reform and RTG is pleased that the mobility baby… Read More »
RTG Files Reply Comments in USF Proceeding Exposing So-Called “Consensus” Framework as Keeping Status Quo at the Expense of Rural Consumers Who Demand Broadband Mobility
Washington, DC – Today, the Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), filed Reply Comments in the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Reform proceeding chastising incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) for not developing a true industry consensus… Read More »
RTG Statement on Comments Filed in Response to LEC Consensus Proposals
Today, RTG filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission expressing concern with the so-called “industry consensus” proposal submitted by the Rural Associations and USTelecom. “These wireline industry-developed proposals are not a product of any overall wireless… Read More »
Rural Associations and USTelecom USF/ICC “Framework” Does Not Address Rural Wireless Interests
$300 Million for High-Cost Rural Wireless Is an Inadequate Afterthought
The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), while supportive of inter-industry efforts to develop a consensus on USF/ICC issues, puts the Federal Communications Commission on notice that the USF/ICC framework filed today… Read More »
RTG Files USF Reply Comments
The FCC’s plan to phase-out USF support for rural wireless carriers without substitute support from a well developed and functioning Connect America Fund is a formula for disaster for all Americans who live, work and travel in rural America.
Washington,… Read More »
