The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) heartily applauds President Obama’s announcement today introducing the Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative. In addition to releasing 500 MHz of additional spectrum for commercial use in the next decade, the [...]
RTG's Technology Advisor, Art Prest, has been informed by Chairman Genachowski of his appointment to serve on the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) as a representative of RTG. ERIC's mission [...]
RTG enthusiastically supports President Obama’s pledge to bring next generation high-speed wireless coverage to 98% of all Americans within the next five years. Increasing the availability of mobile broadband services will boost rural economies and [...]
The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) filed comments yesterday opposing the proposed transfer of 700 MHz licenses from D&E Investments, Inc. (D&E), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Windstream Corporation (Windstream), to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (New [...]
FCC's approval of the transaction must come with specific conditions The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (“RTG”) is deeply concerned about the anti-competitive affects of AT&T Inc.'s (“AT&T”) proposed acquisition of 700MHz spectrum from Qualcomm Inc. [...]
Data roaming agreements are difficult to obtain, are rarely reasonable, and rarely include 3G The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) submitted a letter today in response to a recent Verizon Wireless (Verizon) ex parte in which [...]
Washington, DC – Today, in an ex parte notice filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), RCA (Rural Cellular Association) and RTG (Rural Telecommunications Group) cited specific examples of anticompetitive behavior experienced by [...]
It is short-sighted to ignore the eventuality of both wholly IP-based 3G and 4G mobile networks The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) filed comments with the FCC today refuting AT&T's claim that data roaming is not [...]
Rural wireless carrier Bluegrass Cellular will build and operate a 4G LTE network in central Kentucky using leased spectrum through Verizon Wireless. Ron Smith, President of Bluegrass Cellular, Inc., said, "Our priority as a company [...]
RTG's General Counsel, Carri Bennet, and Wireless Technical Advisor, Mehran Nazari, met with FCC Commissioner Clyburn's wireless legal advisor to discuss whether priority access should be permissible in the context of data roaming. RTG expressed [...]