Consumer Groups Oppose Ohio Phone Deregulation Oct 24, 2009
"There's been an explosion in voice competition both in Ohio and across the country," said Ohio Telecom Association President Charley Moses. "Those shifts have been seismic. This bill gets us closer to our competitors.". (ABC News -- Wire)
Industry Groups Question Need For FCC To Expand Internet Openness Principles Sep 22, 2009
"We were encouraged to hear the Chairman's support of case-by-case enforcement and, more generally, by his assurances that we will have an open, inclusive and data-driven proceeding and that the details haven't been pre-determined," said US Telecom Association President Walter McCormick, speaking for a range of broadband providers. "We do, however, remain concerned about the law of unintended consequences and a rulemaking that potentially goes too far. More Content Voices Photos Podcasts Scott... (Multichannel News)
Rural telephone battlefield: David vs. Goliath Jul 11, 2009
Still, Coit said the state's telecom association adopted a resolution a year ago urging its rural carrier members to avoid the practice. It reads in part: "Carriers engaged in such arrangements hurt the interests of all rural telephone companies in South Dakota, and jeopardize the ability of rural telephone companies to properly charge other carriers for their use of local network facilities.". (Sioux City Journal)
More enhancements coming to the Fair Jul 1, 2009
Those sponsors include Ading Farm and City Insurance, Farmers Cooperative Association, Friesenborg and Larson, Advanced Farm Systems, Priebe Seed Sales, Storby Seeds, Thompson Lions Club, Holland Contracting, Branding Iron, DeBruce Grain, State Savings Bank, Asmus Farm Supply, Jason Wirth Pioneer Seed, Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association, Five Star Coop, Poet Biorefining and DK Arndt. Copyright. (Forest City Summit, IO)
