Publication Type: Statement
Date: 7/1/2009CONTACT: Brian Dietz/Joy Sims, 202-222-2350
“We applaud the release of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) guidelines and the Administration’s leadership to ensure that increased broadband deployment and adoption will play a significant role in our economic recovery and global competitiveness. We will begin reviewing the rules thoroughly to understand how these programs may enable the cable industry to help accomplish the goal of universal broadband for all Americans. We look forward to working closely with Congress, the Administration and the FCC to ensure that more American consumers have access to, and benefit from, robust broadband service.”
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NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation’s largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access after investing more than $145 billion to build a two-way interactive network with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to millions of American consumers.