- February 27, 2025Introduced earlier this month, Senate Bill 341 would exempt certain broadband grants from federal income tax. If enacted, the bill…
- April 9, 2024A recent IRS ruling addresses how one taxable telephone cooperative managed to avoid a devastating taxable gain on the sale…
- July 16, 2023In a recent ruling, the Service addressed a telecom cooperative that divested its cellular business to focus on broadband services.…
- June 5, 2023RUS recently made minor modifications to a final rule with regulations it previously adopted to implement the 2018 Farm Bill.…
- May 29, 2023RUS finalizes ReConnect Rules
- May 22, 2023As we addressed in a February 2023 post, RUS requested comments on proposed changes to the audit requirements. This month,…
- March 20, 2023Several industry groups, including NTCA, NRTC, and NRECA, sent a letter to Congress requesting an increase in the minimum service…
- March 12, 2023This WSJ article discusses the tensions arising from access to poles for broadband expansion. Fights Over Rural America’s Phone Poles…
- February 5, 2023The RUS updated its Rural eConnectivity Program rules on January 30, 2023. Here is a summary from the Federal Register:…
- December 11, 2022The 2018 Farm Bill amended the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, extending financing authority for RUS loans or guaranties, ending…
- December 26, 2021A survey conducted by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association provides insight into broadband and internet service by rural telephone…
- November 30, 2021The Rural Utilities Service has issued a final rule to amend its regulations for Electric and Telecommunications Standards affecting the…
- November 29, 2021On behalf of C&A, David Cook joined with many rural telcos in “A Call to Action” to demand that broadband…
- October 30, 2021C&A attorney, David Cook, recently spoke to a group of directors of telephone cooperatives about legal risks and privacy concerns. …
- July 27, 2021In March 2021, Congress approved $1.9 trillion under the American Rescue Plan Act (“Act”), which included emergency funding to respond…
- May 24, 2021Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), there are several safe harbors that limit liability of service providers for alleged…
- March 20, 2021The Texas Public Utilities Commission is cutting the amount of money from a fund that subsidizes rural Texas network services, creating a…
- March 20, 2021A recent publication to the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society explains how cooperatives are “the unsung heroes of broadband.” The…
- January 19, 2021Effective January 12, 2021, the Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury issued an Interim Final Rule concerning…
- October 2, 2020The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, serving 115 mostly rural towns, is trying again to add delivering broadband internet to its…
- April 11, 2020On April 2, 2020, the FCC adopted a new telehealth program. This is a $200 million program that will provide…
- April 11, 2020In order to help to help rural residents, businesses, and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the USDA Rural Development office…
- April 5, 2020In some rural areas, including in Georgia, residents and businesses lack quality internet access. As technology continues to develop, it…
- March 28, 2020Many businesses are giving consumers a break, including many electric and telephone cooperatives. Utility cooperatives are offering free services or…
