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 Calls New T-Mobile Out on Rural 5G Buildout Sleight of Hand
Today the Rural Wireless Association (RWA) filed an ex parte letter with the Federal Communications Commission criticizing the vague, unsubstantiated merger conditions proposed by T-Mobile and Sprint (“New T-Mobile”) in a May 20 filing to [...]
Pai’s/Carr’s Support of T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Strikes Critical Blow to Mobile Wireless Competition & Rural America
The Rural Wireless Association (“RWA”) is extremely disappointed that, in issuing statements expressing support for the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, Chairman Pai and Commissioner Carr chose to ignore the record evidence of the [...]
Diverse Groups United Against Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
A diverse group, including wireless carriers, trade associations, labor organizations, public interest groups, and other entities are united in opposing the T-Moble/Sprint merger. Read their letter to FCC Chairman Pai and the DOJ. Pass it [...]
RWA Shares DOJ’s Skepticism On Proposed Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
RWA, responding to recent media reports that the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") believes the proposed merger between T-Mobile US, Inc. ("T-Mobile") and Sprint Corp. ("Sprint") is unlikely to be approved as currently structured, reiterates [...]