Free the spectrum.(rural telephone companies' participation in Federal Communications Commission's spectrum distribution process)

As rural telco you are well-positioned to advance the deployment of cutting-edge technology. It was you who pioneered the building of the infrastructure to provide telephone service to distant areas. Through the years, you maintained that infrastructure and updated your networks to render certain your customers gained access to emerging technologies. That pioneering spirit is alive in you today, as you join rural Americans to the world [i]or[/i] part of to the other robust DSL and fiber optic deployment and via broadband wireless services.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has indicated that