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Quality of Life
NRECA Urges Release of COVID-19 Relief Funds Without Local Restrictions
NRECA notes that Congress intentionally provided broad latitude on how best to use these funds.
Quality of Life
A Historic Connection: Choptank Ceremony Honors Electricity and Broadband Firsts
“If we didn’t have the pandemic, we’d probably have a party.”
Our Communities
How the Biden Administration Can Close the Digital Divide
Broadband affordability and adoption remain key to serving the unserved.
Quality of Life
NRECA Asks FCC to Ensure RDOF Defaults Don’t Leave Rural Areas Stranded
Protracted RDOF defaults may cost communities billions in other public aid for rural broadband.
Cooperative Development
Keeping Fast Company: Electric Co-op Ranks With Top Innovative Businesses
“This is the right thing to do for our members,” BARC says of its carbon-neutral goal.
Cooperative Development
NRECA and NRTC Urge FCC to Ensure RDOF Winners Can Deliver Rural Broadband
One LEO satellite bidder lacks voice service, which is required of RDOF winners, NRECA told the FC
Our Communities
Electric Co-ops, Congress Resume Push for Debt Relief to Aid Rural Communities
As the COVID-19 and economic crises continue to hammer rural America, National Rural Electric Coop
Cooperative Development
Nine Co-op Projects Get a Boost From USDA’s $598 Million in Electric Loans
New round of USDA loans to improve electric infrastructure for 460,000 rural residents, businesses
Quality of Life
Pulling Out All the Stops: Colorado Co-op Connects Students to Broadband
Within 10 days, a co-op answers a school district’s broadband plea for struggling students.
Quality of Life
NRECA: $1 Billion Program Must Deliver Best Possible Broadband on Tribal Lands
NRECA says a tribal broadband program must ensure a minimum data speed of 100 megabits per second.