RWA advocates before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress on behalf of its members.
From Alaska to Alabama, RWA is dedicated to supporting our member companies in their efforts to extend wireless coverage to our rural communities through our innovative advocacy. Our devoted team of legal and regulatory experts ensures our carrier members have a voice in Washington.
The RWA Advocacy Team:
- Secured a 15% rural service provider bidding credit for the 600 MHz Auction, and formulated and structured the 600 MHz auction for a successful outcome by rightsizing license areas and preventing package bidding.
- Participates in the CAF Phase II proceeding to ensure wireless broadband providers are funded.
- Continues to be deeply involved in the Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding to ensure that rural wireless companies can meet both capex and opex for LTE buildout.
- Files dozens of pleadings, comments and ex partes each year covering issues that impact rural wireless carriers including Universal Service/Mobility Fund/CAF; Spectrum Auctions; Fair and Reasonable Roaming Access to Devices; Unfair Competition.
- Works to ensure that rural wireless companies secure fair and reasonable roaming agreements.
- Ensuring that the FCC fairly addresses the 700 MHz buildout rules, so the spectrum is not warehoused by licensees unwilling to build wireless networks in rural and remote areas.
RWA Extremely Disappointed by New York District Court Decision to Approve T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Deal Could Still Be Blocked by DC District Court and CPUC Washington, D.C. - Today, Judge Victor Marrero, of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, approved the proposed merger between T-Mobile [...]
RWA Urges Senate to Take Swift Action to Fund $1 Billion for Rural Carriers’ Replacement of Huawei/ZTE Equipment
RWA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (HR.4998), which authorizes up to $1 billion in funding for rural carriers to replace their Huawei and [...]
RWA Commends FCC for Recognizing Fatal Flaws in Mobility Fund Phase II Coverage Data and Moving on to Structure $9 Billion Fund for 5G
RWA is pleased that the FCC has determined in its “Mobility Fund Phase II Coverage Maps Investigation Staff Report” that Verizon and T-Mobile clearly overstated their coverage in submissions made to the FCC that would [...]
T-Mobile/Texas AG Silent on Specific Settlement Terms; Public Announcement “Beyond Vague”
Texas AG Ken Paxton Likely Facing Political Pressure to Show A Win Ahead of State AGs Court Date; Consumers Sadly in Crossfire The recent announcement that State of Texas Attorney General (Texas AG) Ken Paxton [...]