Rural Associations File Comments on Rural Broadband Report

Today, NECA, WTA, OPASTCO, NTCA and ERTA filed comments at the FCC in response to the Commission’s Public Notice requesting comment on how to update and evaluate the 2009 Rural Broadband Report in light of the many broadband-related developments since its release.  The FCC had sought comment on how “its actions since the Report’s release have impacted or enhanced broadband deployment or adoption in rural areas, asked what additional measures would improve access to rural broadband deployment and adoption, and encouraged the submission of relevant data and analyses regarding broadband deployment and adoption in rural areas.”  In their comments, the associations “urge the Commission to consider carefully several of the Report’s key findings as it moves forward with implementing specific reforms to existing USF and ICC mechanisms.”