Washington, D.C. – The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG), a trade association representing small, rural wireless carriers, supports the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its actions today that further support healthy competition in the wireless [...]
The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), a trade association representing small, rural wireless carriers, is pleased to announce industry veteran Tanya Sullivan as its new executive director. Sullivan will be responsible for the daily operation of [...]
On November 10, 2009, RTG, FiberTower, Sprint Nextel, Alcatel-Lucent and COMPTEL met with Paul de Sa (Chief, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis), David Goldman (acting legal advisor to Chairman Genachowski), and Stagg Newman, [...]
RTG’s comments are focused on the issues outlined by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) that most affect RTG’s rural, wireless competitive eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) membership. Specifically, RTG opposes retroactive punishment of ETCs that [...]
In a letter to RUS Administrator Johnathon Adelstein, it is noted that the proposed evaluation criteria under BIP for the proportion of rural residents served in unserved areas is at odds with the language Congress [...]
Click here for a copy of the letter to Chairman Waxman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. RTG respectfully requests that Chairman Waxman look past Verizon's cryptic overtures designed only with self-promotion in [...]
The FCC should re-evaluate the quality of the source data used to reach conclusions regarding market areas actually served by CMRS operators, because using faulty data will distort the competitive analysis. Additionally, the Commission should [...]
RTG and competitive commercial carriers urge the FCC to recognize the competitive importance of the Upper 700 MHz D Block spectrum and reject calls from the two largest carriers in the wireless industry (AT&T and [...]
In a letter to FCC Chairman Copps, RTG expresses its support for the ex parte presentation by the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) to Ms. Schneider of his staff. RTG shares RCA’s opposition to the Universal [...]
RTG, CTIA, ITTA, PCIA, RCA and WCAI wrote Secretary Locke of the Commerce Department to express their concern that the substantial public interest benefits promised by the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) could be undermined [...]