- June 27, 2025In a closely monitored case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that that Universal Service Fund does not violate the nondelegation…
- March 15, 2025High-quality telecommunications is extremely important to rural communities. Rural telecom cooperatives are essential to providing those services, and USF is…
- February 25, 2025The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal False Claims Act applies to claims made under the E-Rate program, even…
- September 4, 2023In a recent letter, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association requested members of Congress promote and sustain universal service. With new grant…
- November 29, 2021On behalf of C&A, David Cook joined with many rural telcos in “A Call to Action” to demand that broadband…
- April 11, 2020On April 2, 2020, the FCC adopted a new telehealth program. This is a $200 million program that will provide…
- January 7, 2019A new and innovative pilot program called ReConnect will offer federal financing in the form of loans, grants, and loan-grant…
- January 16, 2018Cooperatives provide high-speed broadband services in metropolitan and rural areas throughout the country. So they should pay attention to the…
- 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…
