- February 27, 2025Introduced earlier this month, Senate Bill 341 would exempt certain broadband grants from federal income tax. If enacted, the bill…
- September 4, 2023In a recent letter, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association requested members of Congress promote and sustain universal service. With new grant…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 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 5, 2020In some rural areas, including in Georgia, residents and businesses lack quality internet access. As technology continues to develop, it…
- February 6, 2020David Cook will be speaking at the upcoming NTCA’s RTIME conference. The conference will be held on February 16 – 19 in Phoenix, AZ. …
- February 4, 2020On August 1, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission proposed closing the rural digital divide by establishing the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which would…
- January 3, 2020Tax Problem for Utility Cooperatives’ Grants
- March 18, 2019Pineland Telephone Cooperative has started laying fiber optic lines in Americus that will provide high internet speeds for businesses. The…
- January 7, 2019A new and innovative pilot program called ReConnect will offer federal financing in the form of loans, grants, and loan-grant…
