CCA Lauds GOP Senators for Mobility Fund Letter
The Competitive Carriers Association lauded five GOP senators for advocating a revamp to FCC Mobility Fund rules to focus on rural areas receiving high-speed mobile broadband. Sens. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.; Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; Jerry Moran, R-Kansas; and…
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Roger Wicker, R-Miss., sent the letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Friday. “The Senators are absolutely correct; rural households and businesses will benefit tremendously from high speed mobile broadband services,” Competitive Carriers Association President Steven Berry said in a statement (http://bit.ly/1wmwB5e). “It is well within the FCC’s authority to ensure rules for Mobility Fund II will allow rural communities to benefit from the same services as their urban counterparts.”