{"id":18522,"date":"2011-09-15T19:04:02","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgrange.org\/?p=382"},"modified":"2022-02-10T17:55:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:55:22","slug":"the-national-grange-to-fcc-combined-att-t-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/the-national-grange-to-fcc-combined-att-t-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Grange to FCC: Combined AT&#038;T-T-Mobile Food for Rural America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Merger guarantees additional investment in wireless broadband<br \/>\nfor rural area <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>WASHINGTON-<\/strong> The National Grange, the nation\u2019s oldest national agricultural organization, today issued its support for the merger between AT&amp;T and T-Mobile USA. In a letter filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on behalf of its more than 200,000 members, the Grange argued that the merger between the two companies will make additional investment in wireless broadband for rural areas a certainty, providing rural communities with adequate and reliable access to modern wireless communications technology.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cExpanding the latest advancements in wireless broadband offerings to across rural America is a key goal for the National Grange, plain and simple,\u201d <strong>said Ed Luttrell, the President of the National Grange<\/strong>. \u201cThe merger between AT&amp;T and T-Mobile will allow for the deployment of a more robust national network, which will serve more communities, and thus more individuals and businesses in hard-to-reach areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The letter explains that access to dependable mobile telecommunications technologies such as telephone, cellular, wireless, digital broadcast television, radio, Internet, satellite, and competitive video services must be made available to residents in rural communities at affordable costs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cIf rural citizens, organizations, businesses, farmers and ranchers have access to better communications technology, the community will naturally thrive,\u201d <strong>added Luttrell.<\/strong> \u201cIn many rural communities this merger will be the enabler to bring new innovations and opportunities to underserved areas and help bridge the rural-urban divide. This merger will bring advanced 4G LTE wireless networks to many places that don\u2019t have any broadband offerings at all, aside from dial-up or more expensive satellite options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A key component of the National Grange\u2019s \u201cBlueprint for Rural America\u201d , a compilation of priority issues of concern to rural Americans, farmer and ranchers, is expanding telecommunications services into rural areas. As demonstrated previously with the FCC, the organization remains committed to policies that encourage expanded deployment of next-generation broadband services to all communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merger guarantees additional investment in wireless broadband for rural area WASHINGTON- The National Grange, the nation\u2019s oldest national agricultural organization, today issued its support for the merger between AT&amp;T and T-Mobile USA. 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