The Rural Cellular Association seconded an op-ed by ex-Sen. Byron...
The Rural Cellular Association seconded an op-ed by ex-Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., on the FCC’s proposed overhaul for the Universal Service Fund. Dorgan, now senior policy adviser at Arent Fox, said earlier this week that the current USF proposal could…
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undermine phone and broadband service in rural areas (CD Aug 18 p8). “Sen. Dorgan’s concern for rural America is well-documented and well-founded,” RCA President Steve Berry said Thursday. “Many of the reforms currently under consideration would rob these Americans of any real choice in their broadband selection by largely cutting wireless companies out of the picture, and undermining the ability of those wireless companies to maintain and extend rural coverage. These kinds of reforms are wholly irrational considering the obvious consumer preference for mobility."