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.
In the News
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 […]
Industry News – 1-12-18
The war of words surrounding the FirstNet project continued this week as authority board members responded to characterizations from Verizon about the former’s capabilities. An article in TRDaily highlights a […]
Industry News-1-5-18
Mushrooms, milkshakes, baked potatoes and….broadband? The PTA will be represented on a panel addressing rural broadband availability at next week’s Pennsylvania Farm Show in an event organized by the PA […]
Industry News
As expected, the FCC yesterday voted along party lines to vacate the Obama-era rules on net neutrality (See related story in Quotable section). All five Commissioners read lengthy statements on […]
Industry News
It won’t be a clean sweep for FirstNet as New Hampshire became the first state to opt-out of the nationwide public safety network to be provided for by AT&T. NH […]
Industry News
We’re on the cusp of 5G residential service (See related story in Daily Number section), and Verizon announced where its rollout will begin. Sacramento, CA is the launch pad and […]
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It’s an odd circumstance when a $1 billion deficit doesn’t seem so bad. The state’s Independent Fiscal Office released a study that estimates that state lawmakers will need to come […]