- April 9, 2024A recent IRS ruling addresses how one taxable telephone cooperative managed to avoid a devastating taxable gain on the sale…
- September 4, 2023In a recent letter, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association requested members of Congress promote and sustain universal service. With new grant…
- 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.…
- February 24, 2023In advising cooperatives, C&A Attorney David Cook relies on the attorney-client privilege to protect communications with clients from disclosure to…
- 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. …
- October 18, 2021Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed an outstanding question in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The court clarified…
- January 19, 2021Effective January 12, 2021, the Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury issued an Interim Final Rule concerning…
- March 28, 2020Many businesses are giving consumers a break, including many electric and telephone cooperatives. Utility cooperatives are offering free services or…
- 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. …
- October 1, 2019David R. Cook Jr., recently spoke at the NTCA Fall Conference. The conference was held September 21 – September 25…
- 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…
- August 28, 2018Innovative partnership is bringing high-speed internet to underserved rural areas in Iowa and Minnesota.
- July 20, 2018Three executives of Eastern Oregon Telecom (EOT) announced in May they have purchased the internet and phone provider from its…
- January 16, 2018Cooperatives provide high-speed broadband services in metropolitan and rural areas throughout the country. So they should pay attention to the…
- April 21, 2017As more and more cooperatives provide fiber internet to their members and customers, it may be helpful to review fiber-installation…
- July 29, 2016Most Americans have multiple high-speed wireless choices when it comes to Internet access but many residents living in the less-populated,…
- June 15, 2015Dave Osborn, CEO of Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., explains why lawmakers need to update the USF to account for the…
- September 19, 2014To view this AHC Cooperative Tax Brief as a PDF, click here. The IRS has rejected an organization’s application for…
- August 31, 2013Who is entitled to vote as a cooperative member when a facility is composed of separately metered units? Does it…
