Caressa D. Bennet, general counsel for the Rural Telecommunications Group, will participate in an event held by the Broadband Breakfast Club titled Will the FCC or the Justice Department Be Tougher on the AT&T / [...]
Watch the webcast where you'll hear from industry groups on why AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile is bad news for competition and would hurt the wireless industry and the economy. We all know this takeover is [...]
Statement of RTG's General Counsel, Carri Bennet - “We applaud Senator Klobuchar for listening to the concerns of her constituents who are worried that the potential merger of AT&T and T-Mobile could increase prices, limit [...]
In a joint filing today with the Federal Communications Commission, Cincinnati Bell Wireless, LLC, MetroPCS Communications, Inc., NTELOS, the Rural Cellular Association, the Rural Telecommunications Group and Sprint Nextel requested that the Commission consolidate its [...]
Conditions Alone Will Not Overcome Threats to Consumer Choice, Job Loss and Competition Washington, D.C. – Exactly one month ago, AT&T Inc. (AT&T) boldly announced its plan to take over T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile). As [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG), while hardly surprised by yesterday’s announcement that T-Mobile USA, Inc. agreed to be purchased by AT&T, strongly opposes the further consolidation of the wireless industry that [...]
The Coalition for 4G in America, of which RTG is a member, filed this technical study in the active 700 MHz dockets. The signatories include: RTG, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, RCA, Xanadoo Company, Access Spectrum and [...]
RTG joined with MetroPCS, Sprint, T-Mobile, RCA, U.S. Cellular, Cellular South, Xanadoo, Access Spectrum, and Triad 700 in filing a 700 MHz Band Analysis (the Analysis) prepared by the technical consulting firm Wireless Strategy. The [...]
RTG and competitive commercial carriers urge the FCC to recognize the competitive importance of the Upper 700 MHz D Block spectrum and reject calls from the two largest carriers in the wireless industry (AT&T and [...]