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Co-ops Urged to Meet Broadband Needs
This is not your grandfather’s electric cooperative. Mignon Clyburn That was the message a Federal Communications Commissioner had for co-op leaders at the 2013 NRECA Legislative Conference. “Your...
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Rural Area Access to Network Vital
Rural first responders must have access to a public safety communications system in a timely manner, and NRECA has recommendations for federal regulators on how best to carry out the task. Rural first...
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NRECA Urges FCC to Rethink Waivers
NRECA wants the federal government to rethink its waivers for a high-tech company that has products and services that may disrupt critical utility communications across the country, especially in the...
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30-Day Notice Sought To Guard SCADA
NRECA and other industry stakeholders are seeking a 30-day advance notice of when a high-tech company deploys products or services that could disrupt utilities’ critical communication systems. NRECA...
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Caution on Robo-Calls, Co-ops Told
In the world of telemarketing, debt collection and robo-calls, electric cooperatives must be aware of the latest federal regulations to make sure they’re in the right. An NRECA webinar helped clarify...
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Broadband: Lots for Co-ops to Consider
The members keep asking for broadband, and your electric cooperative is considering obliging. It’s a huge decision, with lots to consider, including business and regulatory issues. Crews are installing...
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Co-ops Vie for FCC Aid for Broadband Projects
More than 100 electric cooperatives have expressed interest in getting access to federal aid through the Connect America Fund to build broadband projects in their rural communities. Just over 100...
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New Rule for Broadband Build Funds
Things got just a little easier for electric cooperatives seeking a share of the $1.8 billion federal pot for broadband build-out. The FCC made things a little easier for electric co-ops seeking a...
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FCC Offers $100 Million for Rural Broadband
To get fast broadband service to rural America at lower costs, the Federal Communications Commission is making available $100 million for build-out experiments nationwide. Under a new FCC order, $100...
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CEO Tells Congress: Equity in Rural Broadband Needed
An electric cooperative CEO told Congress that co-ops must get an equal shot at resources intended to end a “digital divide” that prevents millions of rural Americans from access to education and job...
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Study: Broadband Boosts Rural Jobs, Income
Expanding the reach of broadband and helping people use it productively can provide an economic lift to rural America, according to a team of university researchers. Researchers say increasing access...
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NRECA: Co-ops Qualified for FCC Broadband Funds
Broadband service should not just be left to the big guys. Co-ops will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to close the digital divide with the help of FCC funds. (Photo By: Getty Images) Electric...
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NRECA Seeks Exception on FCC Robocall Rules
Unwanted robocalls make just about everyone’s Top 10 list of annoyances. And electric cooperatives, who frequently use automated calling systems to convey vital information, don’t want to mistakenly...
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Co-ops Win FCC Funds for High-Speed Internet
Equipping rural America with “future-proof” high-speed Internet will soon be underway or expanded at five electric cooperatives with financial backing from the Federal Communications Commission. Chad...
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NRECA Outlines Ways to Close Digital Divide
Closing the “digital divide” is rising on electric cooperatives’ to-do list, but building broadband networks will require federal coordination and financial assistance. NRECA says the federal...
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Electric Co-ops Develop High-speed Service
Electric cooperatives are bringing high-speed Internet to rural communities as they work to get more value out of fiber networks. Joe Alford, a fiber technician with Midwest Connections, activates a...
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White House Favors Greater Broadband Access
Saying hard work remains to provide rural Americans with high-speed Internet, the Obama administration plans to push for broadband hookups for lower-income communities outside the nation’s connected...
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Slow Internet Speeds Slow Down Rural America
It’s not enough just to expand Internet access to rural America. Connection speeds have to be up to par and that’s not the case now, a Kansas State University researcher says. Researchers say slow...
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Broadband Auction Entry Clearer for Co-ops
A potential barrier to electric cooperatives seeking Connect America Funds to build broadband in rural America has been removed. Co-ops seeking broadband assistance from the FCC’s Connect America Fund...
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Big Internet Speed for Tiny Town with Co-op Help
An Arkansas hamlet that housed World War II ammunition personnel soon will join an elite list of U.S. locales with the highest internet speed available, thanks in large part to their electric...
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