RTG is surprised by the lack of effort AT&T put forth in its Opposition to defend its service record in rural America. The acquisition of T-Mobile will not give AT&T more reach into rural America [...]
President Obama signed an Order today establishing the White House Rural Council. The Council's mission is, among other items, to "coordinate and increase the effectiveness of Federal engagement with rural stakeholders, including...telecommunications services providers." The [...]
AT&T has recently launched a campaign to acquire radio licenses, the two most visible are AT&T’s application to acquire 700 MHz licenses from Qualcomm and its separate application to acquire spectrum from T-Mobile. Because of [...]
With Iowans scrambling to prepare for the full fury of the Missouri River flooding and more rain expected over the next ten days, wireless service will be vital to residents, businesses and emergency personnel. Mobility [...]
The FCC has postponed the deadline for filing 700 MHz performance status reports that were previously due June 13, 2011. The FCC today responded to CTIA’s May 26, 2011 letter seeking clarification that the reporting [...]
RTG members are invited to attend RICA's Special Advocacy Meeting in Washington, DC, June 22-23. A message from RICA: With our industry facing crucial and competitive times, it is now more important than ever for [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG) filed a Petition to Deny the AT&T/T-Mobile merger this evening pointing out that this merger will harm competition, stifle innovation and result in tens of thousands [...]
“Today’s hearing has clearly illustrated how difficult it will be for DOJ and the FCC to approve the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. While approval of the merger might help the short term business interests of AT&T and [...]
“We applaud Representative Conyers for announcing today his opposition to the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile which would increase prices, limit choice, decrease quality and stifle innovation. As I have said before, November 4, 2008, [...]
Click here for the latest edition of The Takeover Times. In this issue: Our View: AT&T, T-Mobile pose problems; Editorial; USA Today AT&T's T-Mobile Deal May Hurt Competition, Senators Say; Bloomberg In AT&T and T-Mobile [...]