NewsAn unexpected $15,000 gift3 Rivers uses FCC’s relaxed restrictions to help community libraries and schools. Any funding for a community library is beneficial, but a $15,000 grant from 3 Rivers Communications for the Big Sky Community Library – during all the uncertainty a pandemic provides – was an unexpected gift. Don Serido, Marketing Manager for 3 Rivers Communications explained in a library press release that a few things made the grant possible. The Federal Communications Commission relaxed restrictions on gift-giving from telecommunications providers to E-Rate recipients. Read more
August 6, 2020 RANGE, ACT, DTE, AND RT UNITE TO BECOME ONE COMPANYRange will combine network capabilities and industry expertise enhancing the customer experience. Read more August 4, 2020 Boosting broadband: Forest Service may change permits, accessFrom time to time, backcountry travelers notice an unusually tall and odd-looking tree in the forest: a clumsily camouflaged communications tower. Those towers, and more obvious collections of cell-phone and data relay stations, could get technological updates soon based on directives from Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Read more July 5, 2020 Economic Affairs Interim Committee letter to Gov. Bullock urges working with private providers to encourage broadband expansion.Click here to read the letter. July 2, 2020 The COVID imperative: Connect rural America nowAmid the national debate about reopening the economy, one powerful lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is now self-evident to all: Broadband is essential infrastructure for every community — and America must prioritize ensuring all of its citizens are connected to this vital modern resource. Read more June 2, 2020 Gary Bolton: Under the Stress of COVID-19, the Networks That Held Fast Were Symmetrical Fiber BroadbandDuring this pandemic, broadband networks across the world have been put to the ultimate stress test, expected to support an overnight transition to work-from-home for most businesses, multiple video users from households for two income knowledge worker families plus distance learning sessions for children. Read more May 29, 2020 Energy and Telecommunications Interim CommitteeComments of the Montana Telecommunications Association May 21, 2020 RobocallsImplementation of the TRACED Act Section 6(1) - Knowledge of Customers by Entities with Access To Numbering Resources. Comments of the Montana Telecommunications Association. May 15, 2020 Can broadband keep up with demand during the pandemic?The coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented demand for broadband internet service, and a Senate hearing Wednesday focused on what the tech industry is doing to keep up with telework and students doing distance learning. Read more May 13, 2020 NTCA study on contributions reformEXPERT REPORT OF MICHAEL A. WILLIAMS, PH.D. AND WEI ZHAO, PH.D. Read report May 7, 2020 Momentum builds for rural broadband bailout as coronavirus chaos spreadsAfter providing little relief to broadband companies in the latest COVID-19 relief bill, lawmakers are coalescing behind a $2- billion fund to prop up rural providers whose customers can’t pay. Read more May 4, 2020 |
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