Archive for the Tag ‘Mobility Fund’
RTG files comments on FCC’s proposed mobility fund
Opposes the fund’s use as a “bone” to rural wireless carriers to replace high-cost support
The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) filed comments yesterday regarding the FCC’s proposed Mobility Fund. In its Mobility Fund NPRM, the FCC builds on… Read More »
Fall Forum and Annual Meeting Update
We look forward to seeing you at the RICA/RTG Fall Forum in Las Vegas this November 17th and 18th!
Some Fall Forum Highlights Include
Blair Levin, who was the FCC’s Director of the… Read More »
RTG statement on inclusion of 4G services in the FCC’s proposed Mobility Fund
RTG is concerned that the FCC’s inclusion of 4G services in its proposed Mobility Fund, when many areas of the country currently lack 3G services, is overly ambitious considering the limited size of the proposed Mobility Fund. “The Mobility Fund… Read More »
FCC’s Auctions & Spectrum Access Division Chief, Margie Wiener, to speak on the Mobility Fund
Ms. Wiener will discuss the creation of a Mobility Fund as recommended in the National Broadband Plan at the RICA/RTG Fall Forum this November. RTG has emphasized… Read More »
FCC will bank surrendered High Cost support for future use – RTG to file comments
The FCC has issued an NPRM that provides details regarding the implementation of Verizon Wireless’s and Sprint Nextel’s commitments to surrender high-cost universal service support as required by the FCC when it approved their respective mergers in 2008. The Order… Read More »
