Welcome to NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association
Welcome to NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. NTCA members are leading the IP evolution for rural consumers, delivering technologies that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and...
View Article#ruraliscool - Join the Movement
Join the Rural Is Cool movement. Share what makes your rural communities wonderful places to work and live at www.ruraliscool.com and on your social media channels using the hashtag #ruraliscool.
View ArticleHow Telecom Providers Can Protect Their Networks
NTCA speaks with 2013 Fall Conference keynote speaker, Marcus Sachs, vice president of national security policy for Verizon on what telcos can do to protect their networks and customers. Watch Sachs'...
View ArticleBoard Briefings, February 2014
In this episode of Board Briefings, hear the latest NTCA board updates following the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting & EXPO, FCC IP trials and upcoming events, straight from the desk of NTCA Chief...
View ArticleRTIME in San Antonio
Here's a look back at the 2014 Rural Telecom Industry Meeting & EXPO (RTIME). We hope to see you next year in Phoenix.
View ArticleBroadband Beat: Improving the Lives of Rural Americans
How do the services rural telecom and electric providers deliver affect communities? In the first episode of "Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield," Jo Ann Emerson, chief executive officer of the...
View Article2014 Legislative & Policy Conference
More than 500 members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association traveled to the nation's capital in early April to discuss issues critical to rural telecom providers with industry leaders, advocates and...
View ArticleBroadband Beat: FCC's Gigi Sohn on Rural Broadband Adoption
In this episode of "Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield," Gigi Sohn, special counsel for external affairs for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, talks with Shirley about rural broadband adoption, the role of...
View ArticleNTCA President Terry Force on Smart Rural Communities
In this episode of "Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield," Terry Force, president of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association and Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. (Home, Kan.), shares his insights...
View ArticleSen. Begich on Broadband for Economic Development Opportunities
In this episode of "Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield," Alaska Sen. Mark Begich talks with Shirley about the impacts of broadband services on economic development opportunities for education,...
View ArticleBoard Briefings, 2014
In this episode of Board Briefings, hear about the latest NTCA board updates following the Summer Business Conference, improvements to NTCA Benefits and upcoming events.
View ArticleRep. Bob Latta on Call Completion, Broadband, Net Neutrality
In this episode of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association’s video series, “Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield,” Rep. Bob Latta (R–Ohio) describes the rural call completion resolution, telling...
View ArticleRep. Chris Gibson: Broadband Key to Job Creation and Retention in Rural New...
Access to high-speed broadband is of critical importance to the ongoing employment of residents of rural New York, said Rep. Chris Gibson (R–N.Y.) in the first of a two-part episode of “Broadband Beat...
View ArticleRep. Chris Gibson: Broadband Key to Job Creation and Retention in Rural New...
In the second of a two-part episode of “Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield," Rep. Chris Gibson (R–N.Y.) talked about a request he initiated urging the Government Accountability Office to conduct a...
View ArticleOCRE President Applauds E-Rate Modernization, Urges State Policymakers to...
Broadband plays a critical role in the education of students and the professional development of teachers and community members in rural areas across the nation, said Robert Mahaffey, president of...
View ArticleFull Interiew: OCRE President Applauds E-Rate Modernization, Urges State...
Broadband plays a critical role in the education of students and the professional development of teachers and community members in rural areas across the nation, said Robert Mahaffey, president of the...
View ArticleBoard Briefings, October 2014
In this episode of Board Briefings, hear about the latest NTCA board updates following the Fall Conference, a new Smart Rural Community grant program and upcoming events.
View ArticleAdvocacy
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association provides advocacy services for its members both on Capitol Hill and at the FCC. Learn more about our grassroots advocacy efforts and opportunities to participate at...
View ArticleFirstNet Acting General Manager Discusses Urgency of Public Safety Network
TJ Kennedy, acting general manager of FirstNet, said during an interview with NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield that the agency’s goal is to accelerate the...
View ArticleBoard Briefings, December 2014
In this episode, Shirley discusses board updates, call completion and upcoming opportunities in the new year.
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