RTG Urges the FCC to require manufacturers to provide HAC-rated devices directly to smaller providers The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) filed comments yesterday regarding the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) proposed rules governing hearing [...]
Howard Sears, CTO of Alcatel-Lucent, has joined RTG's Education Committee. The Education Committee guides RTG in assessing its members’ educational needs and provides educational programming and resource recommendations to RTG’s members. The committee has recently [...]
We look forward to seeing you at the RICA/RTG Fall Forum in Las Vegas this November 17th and 18th! Some Fall Forum Highlights Include Blair Levin, who was the FCC's Director of the National Broadband [...]
The FCC's Communications, Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) has adopted final reports from three of its working groups.
RTG is concerned that the FCC’s inclusion of 4G services in its proposed Mobility Fund, when many areas of the country currently lack 3G services, is overly ambitious considering the limited size of the proposed [...]
Transaction Brings Together Two Industry Leaders with a Unique Combination of Assets, Expertise and Capabilities Offering Significant Benefits to Wholesale and Enterprise Customers Springfield, Ill. – October 13, 2010 – Associated Network Partners, Inc., and [...]
RTG filed comments yesterday opposing the FCC’s vague plan to direct USAC to "reclaim" high-cost support for some sort of broadband general fund for undetermined use at an undetermined time in the future. RTG argues [...]
Atlanta, GA – (10/7/2010) – SPATCH (The Hyde Company) announced today that it is collaborating with CellCast Technologies, LLC to offer a cell broadcast solution for rural and independent carriers to enable them to be [...]
CTIA has submitted an ex parte compromise proposal in the FCC’s rulemaking proceeding for transitioning cellular service to geographic market-area licensing. CTIA proposes a two-step plan that would convert cellular service areas in fully-served markets [...]
The FCC has adopted new rules governing the accuracy of location information provided by wireless carriers to public safety answering points (PSAPs). While the rules require accuracy requirements be met at a more granular level, [...]