Rural Associations Send Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Regarding FCC Reforms

Today, NTCA, WTA and OPASTCO sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who’s also the Chair of the White House Rural Council, regarding the FCC’s Order and FNPRM.  The associations write that the FCC’s actions “threaten the sustainability of current investments in rural broadband, discourage future investment in rural broadband, and portend a new ‘rural-rural divide’ in broadband access. In sum, the actions ultimately undermine the commitment to ‘expanding broadband access and promoting global connectivity in rural America’ as touted by the administration several months ago.”