Jonathan McCormack of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau will conduct a review of the FCC’s 5G Rural Fund Order with RWA members and guests. The webinar will review important points related to legacy support carriers and key issues impacting the reverse auction. You do not have to be an RWA member to attend the briefing.

Join RWA Members for this FCC Briefing on the 5G Rural Fund Order

If you have specific questions you would like Mr. McCormack to address, please send them to legal@ruralwireless.org no later than Monday, November 30. Space is limited and this event will not be recorded. RWA is grateful to our FCC Briefing sponsors (click on the sponsors' names to learn more about their companies.):

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2:00 pm Eastern

RWA is a Washington, DC-based trade association that ensures rural wireless carriers with fewer than 100,000 subscribers have a strong voice our nation's capital.

You must register to attend this briefing. To register, please click here.

Alpina Capital

Federated Wireless

Mavenir

Monte R. Lee & Company

Telsasoft

During these challenging times with extraordinary world events, RWA remains proud of its members and the many ways they are helping their customers and communities.  RWA members are endorsing the Keep Americans Connected Pledge and going beyond to serve communities. -- Click on each company name below to learn more.

RWA Members Enhance Service to Rural Communities

Ericsson worked collaboratively with a local telephone company to quickly mobilize free high-speed internet for public school students affected by school closures.

during COVID-19 Crisis

Nemont has engaged with all schools in its community by donating over 400 computers, increasing download speeds through "speed bumps" to improve distance learning, adding community wifi hotspots, and providing broadband to first-time users. These efforts will continue to expand in rural northeastern Montana and portions of western North Dakota.

RWA is a Washington, DC-based trade association that ensures rural wireless carriers with fewer than 100,000 subscribers have a strong voice our nation's capital.

Strata Networks immediately implemented the Keep Americans Connected Pledge and proactively offered free internet service to all educators and students who did not currently have an internet service at their home. This free offer included any speed available at the customer’s location (up to 1 Gbps) and will continue until June 15, 2020.

Click here to visit our webpage featuring more RWA member responses to the COVID-19 crisis.

Pioneer Cellular immediately signed on to the Keep Americans Connected Pledge and suspended disconnects of all accounts, created free drive-up hot spots for the public at their retail locations, suspended late payment fees, removed hot spot limitations, waived data overage charges, and more.

WE ARE RWA

The Rural Wireless Association is a Washington, DC-based trade association that ensures rural wireless carriers with fewer than 100,000 subscribers have a strong voice in our nation’s capital. RWA members are united in their goal to drive wireless telecom and broadband policy to strengthen rural America for the benefit of all of America.

New Fixed-wireless-only membership category for FY2020! Select the Membership button below for more information on this and other RWA membership categories.

Supporting Rural America, Strengthens All of America - Advocacy. Education. Relationships.

Our members enjoy the benefits of a trade association that understands the ins and outs of the industry, and the important issues that rural wireless operators face. Our legal and regulatory counsel has over 30 years of experience fighting for the needs of rural carriers before the FCC, state regulatory agencies, and Congress. RWA also provides numerous networking and educational opportunities to further the business interests of our members.

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Member Advocacy

RWA is dedicated to advocating for improving the quality of life in rural America by ensuring the availability of wireless communications for those living, working, and traveling within those communities. Our members in conjunction with our regulatory team are work on an array of topics including Mobility Fund Phase 2, ConnectAmerica Fund Phase 2, data roaming, and other issues that seek to enhance wireless communications in rural America.

RWA Webinars

RWA hosts highly informative webinars each month on a variety of industry issues. Missed one of our webinars? Visit our archive to view recordings of all past webinars.