Broadband

An electric co-op acquires a phone co-op as the missing puzzle piece for deploying broadband.

If co-ops lose their tax-exempt status, leaders say they may be forced to raise rates for members.

More than a third of the U.S. Senate has now signed on to co-sponsor the RURAL Act.

Forked Deer EC says ReConnect grant will help deliver broadband to “forgotten America.”

Appalachian Regional Commission expects funds to go a long way toward helping rural economies.

RURAL Act supporters now have more ammunition to convince House leaders to bring the bill to a vot

Co-ops’ ability to expand broadband service could be limited unless Congress changes the tax cod

Co-op CEOs fear the tax change will force them to raise rates for struggling consumer-members.

Rural communities would suffer most if co-ops lose their tax-exempt status, lawmakers say.

NRECA CEO Jim Matheson says any broadband mapping bill should include easy way to challenge data.