Governor Tom Wolf led off the week with a major announcement regarding broadband deployment in rural Pennsylvania. The press event announced the formulation of the Pennsylvania Office of Broadband Initiatives, […]
Author: Susan Carter
Industry News – 3-16-18
Earlier this week, President Trump put the kibosh to the pending Broadcom-Qualcomm transaction, noting that there was “credible evidence” that the union may provide an environment that would “impair the […]
Industry News 3-9-18
A Monday news release from Laurel Highland Total Communications (LHTC) officially announced the company’s acquisition of LTC Communications. LHTC President and CEO Jim Kail offered that “With the completion of […]
Legislature – 3-2-18
On Monday Representatives Pam Snyder (D-Greene) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), and 40 of their House colleagues penned FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and asked that the Commission finalize rules allowing three […]
Industry News – 2-23-18
In an effort to bolster its argument that politics played a role in the U.S. Justice Department’s roadblock of its merger with Time Warner, AT&T had moved to obtain call […]
“Pennsylvania’s utilities represent tens-of-thousands of family-supporting and community-oriented jobs, with growth and training opportunities, good wages, and the satisfaction of knowing that you are serving your local communities. Additionally, these are systems and people we depend upon to keep our communities safe and healthy, and it is important that we do what we can to ensure that our utilities have the skilled personnel they need to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.”
Excerpt from a news release which accompanied the visit of PUC Chairman Gladys Brown to Thaddeus Stevens College in Lancaster yesterday highlighting the importance of education with regard to tomorrow’s […]
Industry News – 2-9-18
PTA Associate Member Vantage Point Solutions announced this week that it has eclipsed $1.4 billion in grant and loan funding for broadband secured on behalf of its clients nationwide.
Congress – 2-2-18
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey was among sixteen Senate Democrats who penned President Trump this week calling for him to include rural broadband funding in his $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal. The […]
Legislative – 1-26-18
Legislation taking aim at Caller ID “spoofing” made headway this week in the House. Sponsored by Representative Karen Boback (R- Luzerne), House Bill 979 was reported out of the House […]