Peoples Wireless Joins RTG
RTG is pleased to welcome Peoples Wireless of Quitman, Texas as a new carrier member. Peoples Wireless has been offering wireless service in Wood and Rains Counties since the Spring of 1992. Presently, 13 cell [...]
AT&T in Spectrum Spree to Catch Verizon
AT&T’s purchases, along with Verizon Wireless’s success acquiring cable spectrum, will prevent small and rural carriers from having access to airwaves, Caressa Bennet, general counsel of the Rural Telecommunications Group, a Washington-based trade group for [...]
Q&A: Interop on Advancing Next-Gen Messaging
Damian Sazama, vice president of marketing at Interop, says regional providers have put the move to Rich Communications Suite (RCS) products on hold because the technology requires the installation of an IMS core – a [...]
Are Republicans Serious About Rural Telecommunications?
Here's the problem: Auctions haven't done much to expand access in the rural areas Republicans claim to love. They have, however, enriched the big businesses who generally love Republicans. Spectrum auctions are nearly always won [...]
GCI Advances Plan to Take On Verizons Alaska Push
GCI filed a formal application with the FCC this week to create a joint venture with Alaska Communications Systems Group. Together, the companies plan to operate a new statewide network through the new company, named [...]
RTG: FCC Approval of Mega-Deal Reinforces VZW/AT&T Duopoly
Competition in Rural America Now Depends on Enforceable Conditions and Specially-Created Complaint Docket The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG) respects the time the Federal Communications Commission has spent analyzing the complex business arrangements and accompanying [...]
Pario provides LTE & WCDMA Equipment with Hosted Mobile Services to Northwestern Wisconsin Carrier
Norvado Telephone launches 3G & 4G LTE Services Land O’ Lakes, Florida – August 17, 2012 - Pario Solutions, Inc., a hosted mobile services provider and GSM/UMTS/LTE Channel Partner with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has [...]
RTG Views DOJ Oversight of Verizon-Cable Juggernaut as Vital
Competition in Rural America Depends on Enforceable Conditions -- Or a Future Unwinding of the Deals The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG) is appreciative of the time and effort the United States Department of Justice [...]
The coming wireless spectrum apocalypse and how it hits you
Small carriers are worried about getting snuffed by the deep pockets of AT&T and Verizon Wireless, and they want help. What judges and regulators decide to do could impact your wallet for years to come. [...]
Analyst: Operators Must Cut Fees on Shared Data Plans
A well-known industry analyst is telling wireless operators to cut fees on shared data plans.The bucket data rates introduced by Verizon Wireless and AT&T this summer come with steep surcharges for adding devices, even though [...]