FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2015 The statement below may be attributed to Erin P. Fitzgerald, RWA's Assistant Regulatory Counsel. The Rural Wireless Association, Inc. (“RWA”) is pleased that the proposed Competitive Bidding rules include [...]
In the reply comments, RWA argues that: Licensing the H Block On a CMA Basis Better Comports with Section 309(j) of the Communications Act and the Spectrum Act Than Licensing on an EA Basis The [...]
The Rural Wireless Advocate calls for the FCC to incentivize auction participation by rural carriers with the proven desire to serve customers who live, work and travel in rural communities RTG agrees that geographic licensing [...]
Existing Mobile Voice and Broadband Carriers Must be Protected in Rural Areas The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), in response to the Federal Communications Commission's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input on what rules to [...]
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 [...]
Ms. Wiener will discuss the creation of a Mobility Fund as recommended in the National Broadband Plan at the RICA/RTG Fall Forum this November. RTG has emphasized that the Mobility Fund should not be used [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG), a trade association representing small, rural wireless carriers, applauds President Obama for issuing a Presidential Memorandum to help unleash 500 megahertz of spectrum for wireless broadband [...]
RTG joined with MetroPCS, Sprint, T-Mobile, RCA, U.S. Cellular, Cellular South, Xanadoo, Access Spectrum, and Triad 700 in filing a 700 MHz Band Analysis (the Analysis) prepared by the technical consulting firm Wireless Strategy. The [...]
The 4G Coalition (of which RTG is a member) submitted a technical proposal with the FCC to combine the Upper A and D Blocks into a single block of spectrum to be auctioned next year. [...]
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 [...]