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Rural Cell Phone/Universal Service Fund in the news (2007):

Dec 26, 2007 Better wireless phone coverage needed pdf
SeacoastOnline.com
Dec 22, 2007 Cap a public safety threat pdf
Foster's Daily Democrat
Dec 21, 2007 U.S. Cellular coverage expanded by newly installed tower pdf
Daily Sun News
Dec 20, 2007 Federal-State Joint Board recommends USF cap to FCC pdf
East Tennessee Business Journal
Dec 17, 2007 Capping cell subsidies could be matter of life and death pdf
Greater Knoxville Business Journal
Dec 17, 2007 Open letter from Sheriff Winters pdf
Ashland Daily Tidings
Dec 4, 2007 U.S. Cellular raps rural subsidy cap pdf
The Oklahoman
Nov 30, 2007 New rural cellular towers may be jeapordized by lack of FCC funding pdf
Boonville Daily News
Nov 27, 2007 Cap on subsidies criticized
Knoxville News Sentinel
Nov 19, 2007 US Cellular towers may be put on hold pdf
Park Hills Daily Journal
Nov 18, 2007 U.S. Cellular invests $3 million to add 10 new Missouri towers pdf
California Democrat
Nov 11, 2007 Capping Federal Support for Rural Wireless Technology Bad Idea pdf
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Nov 6, 2007 Wireless worries pdf
St. Charles Journal
Nov 5, 2007 Cap on wireless aid could be a disaster pdf
Decorah Newspapers
Nov 5, 2007 Sheriffs call for cell towers
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Nov 2, 2007 Cap proposed on funding wireless service in rural areas
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Nov 2, 2007 Rural wireless coverage in jeopardy pdf
Columbia Tribune
Nov 1, 2007 FCC move may hurt rural cell service pdf
Asheville Citizen-Times
Nov 1, 2007 Wireless provider and public safety officials band together to oppose FCC funding cut pdf
Columbia Missourian
Nov 1, 2007 Ringing In Rural Missouri pdf
KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO
Nov 1, 2007 Wireless worries pdf
Warrenton Journal
Oct 28, 2007 Funding freeze could hurt rural coverage
Kennebec Journal
Oct 28, 2007 What we need is a strong, stable signal pdf
Lewiston Sun Journal
Oct 26, 2007 Rural Areas Struggle to Find Cell Phone Service pdf
WKBT-TV, LaCrosse, WI
Oct 25, 2007 Rural cell phone tower funding pushed pdf
Iowa Farmer Today
Oct 25, 2007 FCC should support rural wireless needs pdf
Tulsa World
Oct 24, 2007 Wireless Expands pdf
KAAL-TV, Austin, MN
Oct 24, 2007 Rural area needs universal service fund pdf
Logan Herald Observer
Oct 23, 2007 Rural areas in trouble if FCC fund is capped pdf
Kearney Hub
Oct 23, 2007 Ansley leaders discuss new cell tower, pitfalls of rural service pdf
Grand Island Independent
Oct 22, 2007 Roger that pdf
The Journal Record
Oct 20, 2007 Rural Connections at Risk pdf
Bangor Daily News
Oct 19, 2007 FCC caps funding for rural communication
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR
Oct 19, 2007 Cell service threat pdf
Kearney Hub
Oct 18, 2007 FCC may freeze funds for rural cell phone service pdf
Marshfield News-Herald
Oct 18, 2007 Commentary: Don't leave rural Oregon behind pdf
Wallowa County Chieftan
Oct 18, 2007 North Carolina Wireless Users to Be Left Behind pdf
Carolina Newswire
Oct 17, 2007 Federal government urged to provide cell towers in rural areas pdf
Mid-Iowa News
Oct 17, 2007 Feds shouldn't cut cord on rural cell phone systems pdf
Milwaukee Small Business Times
Oct 17, 2007 Clay sheriff pushes for cell tower funding pdf
Sioux City Journal
Oct 16, 2007 Cellular company urges continuation of access funding pdf
Mason City Globe Gazette
Oct 16, 2007 Telephone providers battle over fund division pdf
The Oklahoman
Oct 16, 2007 911 Woes pdf
WGEM-TV Quincy
Oct 16, 2007 FCC cap dangerous for Nebraska
York News-Times
Oct 15, 2007 USF cap invites ire of telecom providers pdf
East Tennessee Business Journal
Oct 15, 2007 Federal Universal Fund cap bad for rural communities
The Journal Record
Oct 13, 2007 We cannot afford to leave rural Washington behind pdf
The Olympian
Oct 12, 2007 Decision to limit federal support could compromise economic development pdf
keepMEcurrent.com
Sep 30, 2007 New cap on USF would be unwise
Freeport Journal-Standard
Sep 2, 2007 Competition benefits wireless consumers pdf
Madison County Record
Aug 30, 2007 FCC Decision To Leave Rural Carolina Towns Behind
Carolina Newswire
Aug 29, 2007 Subsidizing old tech at expense of new tech
Caledonian Record
Aug 29, 2007 OK Congressmen Opposed to Funding Caps that Could Hurt Rural Cell Coverage
KGOU-FM
Aug 28, 2007 FCC Decision Could Affect Rural Phone Service in Oklahoma
KGOU-FM
Aug 23, 2007 Telephone field has uneven terrain pdf
Laconia Citizen
Aug 20, 2007 Wireline companies gain at loss to cell customers
Kennebec Journal
Aug 13, 2007 FCC looks at changes for rural wireless capability
Martinsville Reporter-Times
Aug 13, 2007 Capping USF Fund will severely impact Illinois
Madison County Record
Aug 1, 2007 Guest Column
Green Bay Press-Gazette
July 31, 2007 Letter: Cell Phone Companies pdf
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
July 30, 2007 Wireline benefits at expense of wireless pdf
The Bismarck Tribune
July 28, 2007 Letter: An affront to consumers pdf
West Central Tribune
July 25, 2007 Cell Phone Dead Zones pdf
The Maine Edge
July 24, 2007 Can't afford to leave rural America behind pdf
Decorah Public Opinion
July 17, 2007 Feds must make money available for better rural cell service pdf
Nashville Tennessean
July 16, 2007 Phone fees and fairness (editorial) pdf
Chicago Tribune
July 16, 2007 The Unfair Service Fund pdf
Bacon's Rebellion
July 15, 2007 Illinois needs federal help to increase cell-phone coverage (letter to editor - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn)
Rockford Register Star
July 13, 2007 Rural America deserves better wireless pdf
Central Oregonian
July 13, 2007 Cellular company says cap threatens rural service pdf
McCook Daily Gazette
July 12, 2007 Business viewpoint: Wireless customers deserve bang for buck pdf
Tulsa World
July 10, 2007 Keep funds flowing (letter to editor - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn)
Belleville News-Democrat
July 9, 2007 Wireless funds pdf
Journal Record
July 7, 2007 Wireless carriers balk at federal fund cap
Belleville News-Democrat
July 7, 2007 John E. Rooney: Mainers deserve wireless pdf
Bangor Daily News
July 6, 2007 Letters to the SCN E-ditor
Sevier County News.com
July 6, 2007 Plan could delay wireless phone service in rural Illinois pdf
Alton Telegraph
July 6, 2007 FCC move spurs phone providers' tug-of-war over subsidy funds pdf
The Oklahoman
July 1, 2007 Wireless is important to rural customers pdf
Knoxville News Sentinel
June 29 , 2007 Cell Towers (editorial)
WCSH-TV Portland / WLBZ-TV Bangor
June 29 , 2007 Community would suffer if cell tower fund were capped (letter to editor) pdf
St. Louis Business Journal
June 29 , 2007 Proposed Interim Cap First Step in USF Overhaul pdf
PHONE+
June 28 , 2007 How can a federal agency regulate 'local?' pdf
Lewiston Sun Journal
June 27 , 2007 Cell phone cap bad for rural pdf
Valley Free Press
June 26 , 2007 State losing out on funds for cell phone towers (letter to editor - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn) pdf
State Journal-Register
June 25 , 2007 Wireless development in state imperiled (editorial) pdf
State Journal-Register
June 25 , 2007 Illinois being shorted on cell phone funds (letter to editor - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn) pdf
Naperville Sun
June 25 , 2007 Butte Falls links to wireless world pdf
Medford Mail Tribune
June 24 , 2007 Federal help for better cell phone coverage in Maine (guest column - Sen. Susan Collins)
keepMEcurrent.com
June 23 , 2007 Memo to FCC from the Boonies pdf
Kennebec Journal
June 21 , 2007 Wireless access for all (op-ed by Sen. Olympia Snowe) pdf
Bar Harbor Times
June 21 , 2007 We can't afford to ignore rural wireless need pdf
Wallowa County Chieftan
June 21 , 2007 Cellular towers, phone use rise in Maine pdf
Morning Sentinel
June 20, 2007 Don't Cap Universal Service Fund Dollars for Rural Wireless Infrastructure Development pdf
Cascade Business Journal
June 19 , 2007 Reliable wireless is a must (letter to editor)
Des Moines Register
June 19 , 2007 Cuts would leave rural America static pdf
Lewiston Sun Journal
June 18 , 2007 FCC should keep funding intact for Universal Service Fund (letter to editor)
Asheville Citizen-Times
June 18 , 2007 Rural wireless service needs to improve (letter to editor) pdf
Muscatine Journal
June 18 , 2007 Wireless service crucial for rural areas (letter to editor) pdf
Kennebec Journal
June 16 , 2007 Rural America Calling (editorial) pdf
Bangor Daily News
June 16 , 2007 The issue is bigger than cell-phone towers (editorial) pdf
Portland Press Herald
June 15 , 2007 FCC should not forget rural cell phone needs (letter to editor) pdf
Quad-City Times
June 13 , 2007 Fund to subsidize rural phones faces dispute
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 13 , 2007 Rural cell phone networks need a boost pdf
Chicago Sun-Times
June 13 , 2007 Proposed cap on subsidies for rural cell towers spurs opposition pdf
Newport Daily Express
June 13 , 2007 Rural cell service
Sawyer County Record
June 13 , 2007 Senate Panel Grills Tate on USF, Calls Cap Shortsighted pdf
Communications Daily
June 13 , 2007 Senators Criticize FCC for Lack of USF Reform pdf
Wireless Week
June 13 , 2007 Universal wireless (letter to editor) pdf
Emporia Gazette
June 12 , 2007 Senators Take FCC to Task for Lack of Rural Telephone Service Fund Revamp pdf
Congressional Quarterly
June 12 , 2007 Senators In Both Parties Pan FCC USF Plan pdf
National Journal
June 12 , 2007 Domestic violence victims need access to wireless phone service pdf
Kennebec Journal
June 12 , 2007 Ahead of the Bell: Rural cell service pdf
Business Week
June 12 , 2007 A wireless lifeline pdf
Washington Times
June 12 , 2007 Wireless funding cap can hurt rural areas pdf
Roanoke Times
June 12 , 2007 Proposed cap will hurt rural North Carolina pdf
Washington Daily News
June 12 , 2007 FCC fund freeze could signal bad news
Peoria Journal Star
June 11 , 2007 Limiting wireless access pdf
The Washington Times
June 11 , 2007 FCC proposes cap for rural cell towers pdf
Lewiston Sun Journal
June 11 , 2007 John E. Rooney: Tell Congress not to cap funds for cell sites in rural areas pdf
The Capital Times
June 11 , 2007 Proposed freeze on subsidies for rural cell towers spurs opposition
WCSH-TV Portland
June 11 , 2007 Proposed cap on subsidies for rural Maine cell towers spurs opposition pdf
Foster's Online
June 10 , 2007 Keep funds for cell phones pdf
Belleville News-Democrat
June 10 , 2007 Cell phone service in rural areas (letter to editor) pdf
La Crosse Tribune
June 10 , 2007 Cellular coverage on hold? pdf
Portland Press Herald
June 8 , 2007 Rural users put on hold with poor cell service pdf
Chicago Tribune
June 8 , 2007 Guest Opinion pdf
Daily Sun News
June 7 , 2007 Lack of statewide cell-phone service hurts
Maine Today
June 1 , 2007 Cap on federal funds will hurt rural areas pdf
Lincoln Journal Star
May 31, 2007 Maine State Legislature Passes Joint Resolution for Rural Wireless
Connecting Rural America Press Release
May 31, 2007 Expand Funding pdf
McCook Daily Gazette
May 30, 2007 Bad or No Cell Phone Signal
WMBD-31 Peoria
May 29, 2007 Enhanced 911 credited with finding lost men pdf
Quincy Herald-Whig
May 25, 2007 Guest Opinion: Wireless is where the future lies pdf
York News-Times
May 20, 2007 Funding for rural wireless faces threat (editorial) pdf
Lincoln Journal Star
May 19, 2007 Universal Service hang-up (editorial) pdf
Bangor Daily News
May 18, 2007 Rural cell coverage pdf
The Franklin Journal
May 11, 2007 Subsidy should treat rural wireless, land line services the same pdf
Billings Gazette
May 11, 2007 Week in Review: Guest Opinion by John E. Rooney, President & CEO, U.S. Cellular pdf
Wireless Week
   
   

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