WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2025) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband strongly supports the reintroduction of the bipartisan Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (H.R. 1873) by Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), which exempts recent federal broadband … Continue reading “WTA Supports Bipartisan Reintroduction of the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 15, 2025) – Today, WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of FCC vs. Consumers’ Research supporting the constitutionality of the Federal Universal Service Fund. … Continue reading “WTA Argues for Constitutionality of and Need for USF in Amicus Brief at Supreme Court”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 1, 2024) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband announces that Gerry Duffy, WTA’s current outside regulatory counsel, is retiring at the end of this calendar year and will serve as regulatory advisor until then. Gerry Duffy … Continue reading “WTA Announces Retirement of Gerry Duffy; Hires Stephen Goodman as Regulatory Counsel”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2024) – The statement below can be attributed to Derrick Owens, Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs, WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband:
“The Universal Service Fund plays an important role in making sure … Continue reading “WTA Concerned about 5th Circuit Ruling on Constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2024) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband is disappointed the FCC has not taken the opportunity to address the modernization of the Universal Service Fund contribution methodology in its approval today of the Order on … Continue reading “FCC Misses Opportunity on USF Contributions Modernization”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10, 2024) – WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband is pleased to see the introduction of bipartisan legislation in both the Senate and the House of Representatives to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) through the end … Continue reading “WTA Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Extend ACP Funding”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 16, 2023) – WTA applauds Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) for introduced S. 3321, the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act, legislation that requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to embark … Continue reading “WTA Applauds the Introduction of the Bipartisan Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act”
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