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05/02/08
Coalition to Keep America Connected Commends Adoption of USF Interim Cap
02/01/08
Coalition to Keep America Connected Champions USF Reform Based on Facts, Not Rhetoric
12/12/07
FACT SHEET:Recent Joint Board Recommendation
 
 
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05/02/08 Coalition to Keep America Connected Commends Adoption of USF Interim Cap
02/01/08 Coalition to Keep America Connected Champions USF Reform Based on Facts, Not Rhetoric
12/12/07 FACT SHEET:Recent Joint Board Recommendation
11/21/07 Coalition Applauds Joint Board's Efforts to Address USF Reform
11/07/07 Rep. Todd Tiahrt Adds Another Voice to Chorus of Members of Congress Urging FCC to Take Emergency Action and Support an Interim Cap on CETCs
10/26/07 Study: Escalating Payments to Wireless Threaten Viability of Universal Service Fund
10/26/07 Rural Infrastructure at Risk Study
10/16/07 Universal Service Fund Necessary for Rural Connectivity
10/09/07 REP. JEFF FORTENBERRY JOINS DOZENS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN URGING FCC TO SUPPORT INTERIM CAP ON CETCs
10/01/07 Reductions in USF Would Threaten Access of Millions of Vulnerable Americans to Phone Service
10/01/07 USF Study
09/17/07 MORE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WRITE FCC URGING QUICK ACTION IN SUPPORT OF INTERIM CAP ON CETCs
09/07/07 Coalition to Keep America Connected Reacts to Joint Board Statement on USF Reform
09/04/07 As Congress Returns, Calls Continue for Urgent FCC Action to Temporarily Cap CETCs
08/30/07 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds FCC Effort to End Abuse and Improve Management in USF Program
08/13/07 Three More Members of Congress Call for Urgent FCC Action on Skyrocketing USF Payments to CETCs Financial integrity of the entire USF program is at stake
08/03/07 Rep. Zack Space Joins Chorus of Congressional Support for Interim CETC Cap
07/25/07 Five Additional Members of Congress Announce Their Support for Interim CETC Cap
07/24/07 House Hearing Validates Strong Support for Urgent USF Reform Among FCC Commissioners, Members of Congress
07/18/07 Senators Craig, Hagel and Representative Hill Express Support for Cap on CETCs
07/17/07 More Than 800 Telecommunications Providers Support Federal and State Officials' Recommendation to Place Temporary Cap on USF Payments to Competitive Carriers
07/10/07 Building Support in Congress for CAP on CETCs
07/02/07 Growing Support in Congress for Federal-State Joint Board Recommended Cap on CETCs
06/30/07 A no-fun phone fund
06/22/07 Program Is Cash Cow for Cell Phone Cos.
06/20/07 Disconnected -- the wireless industry and rural America
06/17/07 Don't Ditch Telecomm Revolution
06/14/07 Cap would not harm public safety communications, reports state
06/13/07 Reform USF to avert a telecommunications crisis
06/13/07 Wireless firms skewed facts on Universal Service Fund
06/13/07 Fund to subsidize rural phones faces dispute
06/12/07 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds Commissioner Tate's Leadership
06/11/07 Grilling a Responsible Commissioner
06/08/07 Preserving the benefits of the Telecommunications Revolution
05/18/07 Wireless Carriers Oppose USF Reform, Threaten Future Viability of Initiative Crucial to Consumers and U.S. Economic Competitiveness
05/03/07 COALITION COMMENDS JOINT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO PLACE TEMPORARY CAP ON CETCS TO CONTROL GROWTH OF USF
04/26/07 COALITION SUPPORTS BOUCHER-TERRY REFORM, MODERNIZATION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND
04/11/07 LEADING CONGRESSIONAL VOICES ON USF STRONGLY OPPOSE REVERSE AUCTIONS & URGE FCC TO REJECT APPROACH
03/29/07 RECENT WIRELESS CARRIERS' COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND ARE MISGUIDED
03/16/07 WIRELESS SECTOR INFLATES USF GROWTH
03/01/07 COALITION TO KEEP AMERICA CONNECTED APPLAUDS FCC COMMISSIONER KEVIN MARTINS POSITION ON COMPETITIVE ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS
12/18/06 COALITION TO KEEP AMERICA CONNECTED ELICITS CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT ON USF ISSUES
11/08/06 Post Election Efforts to Continue the Visibility of Rural Telecom Issues
11/08/06 Election Results Set Stage for Telecommunications Issues
10/13/06 Iowa Telecommunications Association Delivers 1,800 More Pro-USF Voices to Senator Charles Grassley
10/02/06 Nebraska Telecommunications Association Grows Consumer Support for USF at Husker Harvest Days
09/12/06 Iowa Telecom Leaders Host Congressman Nussle
09/12/06 Rural Telecom Voice is Heard at Iowa State Fair
09/08/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds Response to Seniors' Coalition USF Reform Paper
08/07/06 New Video Highlights USFs Critical Role to All Americans
06/30/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Concerned About the Future of Rural Telecommunications
06/21/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Statement on USF Hearing
06/13/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Testifies on USF Provisions in Senate Telecom Bill
06/09/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Hails COPE Act Provision Preserving FCC and State Authority Over IP Providers
06/05/06 Coalition Says FCC Interim Measure Will Help Stabilize the USF Fund
05/25/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Recognizes More Progress on S.241
05/18/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Senate Testimony Highlights Key USF Provisions in Communications Act Reform Legislation
05/12/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds Achieving 51st Co-Sponsor for S.241
05/03/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected House Testimony Offers Six Principles for Universal Service Reform and Weighs In On the Terry-Boucher Bill
05/02/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds Sen. Stevens on the Introduction of the "Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006" Bill
03/31/06 The Coalition to Keep America Connected Issued the Following Statement in Response to Chairman Martin's Reverse-Auction Proposal:
03/30/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Hails Introduction of USF Reform Legislation by Reps. Terry, Boucher
03/30/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Statement on the Hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee on Barton-Rush Legislation
03/02/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Senate Testimony Offers Four Principles for USF Distribution Reform
02/15/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds Testifies on Value of USF Before House Congressional Rural Caucus
02/09/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Applauds Sen. Conrad Burns for Introducing Universal Service Reform Legislation
01/24/06 Coalition to Keep America Connected Lauds House Congressional Rural Caucus' 2006 Telecom Priorities
01/19/06 COALITION TO KEEP AMERICA CONNECTED APPLAUDS PAPER DISPUTING PROGRESS AND FREEDOM FOUNDATION'S USF REFORM PROPOSALS
01/06/06 COALITION TO KEEP AMERICA CONNECTED OUTLINES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2006
12/16/05 Coalition to Keep America Connected Expresses Concern with Bill Introduced By Senators DeMint and Ensign
12/06/05 Coalition to Keep America Connected Sends Letter to Senate and House Commerce Committees on Progress & Freedom Foundation Digital Age Communications Act Preliminary Proposal
11/17/05 The Coalition to Keep America Connected released the following statement today in response to the discussion draft of the Universal Service Reform Act of 2005 introduced by Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) an
11/14/05 Coalition to Keep America Connected Releases New Survey Results
10/26/05 Coalition Welcomes New Members RTFC, NCBA and MART
10/06/05 Telecom Coalition Launched to Keep America Connected