Over the past couple of weeks, WTA’s leadership has closely monitored the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), news reports, as well as information provided by the Idaho Health Department and other expert sources regarding … Continue reading “WTA Cancels its 2020 Fall Educational Forum out of the Safety Concerns for its Members and Staff”
March 6, 2020 – The severity of the illness or how many people will fall ill from COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is unknown at this time. But please know that the WTA Board and staff takes its members’ health and safety very … Continue reading “WTA Monitors COVID-19 Leading Up To Its Spring Educational Forum”
Ancillary Benefit Program:
Since September 2011, WTA members have been benefiting from the ancillary benefits program offered in partnership with UNITEL. The program was developed with flexible plan design, competitive pricing, and enhancing employee benefits. Member and associate member premium … Continue reading “Partnership with UNITEL expands WTA Member Benefits”
Earlier this morning, Commissioner Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission addressed WTA’s Spring Meeting. A copy of his remarks is available here.… Continue reading “FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai Addresses WTA’s 2014 Spring Meeting”
Today, the Western Telecommunications Alliance announced that Noah Cherry will be joining its staff in Washington, DC. Mr. Cherry will assume the position of director of government affairs with a focus on video regulation, cyber-security and other issues of concern
Rural Broadband Funding Changes Proposed
By Matthew Hedger
Grass roots efforts are getting under way to try to change the minds of federal government policy makers who are proposing changes in the way money collected from consumers will be used … Continue reading “WTA Member Volcano Communications Featured in Local News Story”
50 billion dollars; that is how much communities and states spend each year wooing businesses from outside their area, according to Dr. Glenda Humiston, USDA Rural Development State Director for California. Speaking at last week’s Western Telecom Alliance Convention, Humiston … Continue reading “WTA News: Economic Gardening Instead of Big Business Hunting”
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