February 2019

NTCA Announces Smart Rural Community Grant Recipients

The NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association announced four Smart Rural Community Collaboration Challenge grant recipients as part of the association’s initiative to highlight and support efforts that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. The Collaboration Challenge grants promote broadband-enabled solutions for communities and support collaborative efforts in economic development, education, energy, health care and public safety. The SRC Collaboration Challenge grant recipients are:

Chairman Pai: Caller ID Authentication Necessary for Consumers in 2019

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai reiterated his call for a robust caller ID authentication system to combat illegal caller ID spoofing. The Chairman recently asked the nation’s largest carriers to provide details about their caller ID authentication plans and he has called for implementation to take place in 2019. On Nov 5, 2018, Chairman Pai demanded that the phone industry begin providing caller ID authentication for consumers in 2019.