The August recess is a golden opportunity to talk to your members of Congress about, and perhaps show them, how the National Broadband Plan will affect their constituents.

In January 2010, Lou Mize of ElectriCom was recognized as OPASTCO’s Grassroots Advocacy Excellence Award winner. After attending the OPASTCO/WTA 2009 Legislative & Regulatory Conference, Mize wrote an article on his lobbying efforts in his “View from the Road” column in ElectriCom’s newsletter. Here is an excerpt from that article.

Excerpts from 2010 Chairman Catherine Moyer’s Leadership Address at the OPASTCO Winter Convention, January 2010

The FCC just announced that 93 million Americans are not connected to high-speed Internet connections at home. It’s written in black and white in the FCC’s latest National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, “Broadband Adoption and Use in America.” But how will policymakers and lawmakers ensure that each and every one of these 93 million Americans is given the same opportunity to join the digital economy?

Is your state PUC questioning your company’s OPASTCO membership and whether or not it’s a legitimate expense on the state level? Here's how your dues hit home.

On Oct. 19th, leaders at 27 Internet companies flexed their muscle for net neutrality by sending an open letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Here is the full text of that letter.

A dominant producer of sports video content has entered the Internet content arena, and its Internet pay-to-play model threatens ISP broadband take rates, local competition, and your customers’ ability to purchase the online content they want.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sees the National Broadband Plan as one of the most important initiatves the agency has ever undertaken. Genachowski rallies FCC staff to prepare for a grueling seven months and February 2010 deadline.

Excerpts from Julius Genachowski’s Address to the Staff of the Federal Communications Commission on His First Day as FCC Chairman, June 30, 2009

Statement of U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) at the Nominations Hearing for FCC Chairman-Designate Julius Genachowski and FCC Commissioner-Designate Robert McDowell