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		<title><![CDATA[Rural Legislators and Regulators Pressure FCC]]></title>
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<div>The rural states around us continue to send a message to the FCC.&nbsp; </div>
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This week the <a href="http://www.i-t-a.net/updates/comments_to_FCC_14-Mar-2011.docx"><b>North Dakota PUC</b> authored comments</a> asking the FCC...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More on the Rural Broadband Debate]]></title>
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<div>As the discussion on the impact of the National Broadband Plan intensifies, here are a couple of updates.</div>
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<div><u>More on the &ldquo;Iowa Discussion</u>&rdquo; &hellip;</div>
<div>Don Miller&rsquo;s (Northwest...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[It is Time to Fight Back on the Local and National Level]]></title>
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<div>Many ITA members are dismayed at the recent &ldquo;guest editorial&rdquo; that the Des Moines Register ran last week by NBP author Blair Levin.&nbsp;That editorial (<a...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Connect Iowa Reveals Broadband Outreach Plans]]></title>
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<div>During a meeting with representatives of ITA, RIITA, INS and IADG, Connect Iowa&rsquo;s Corey Johns discussed the plans that Connect Iowa has for Broadband Outreach Regional Planning Teams in Iowa.&nbsp;<br />
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<div>Connect...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Service Still Matters]]></title>
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		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time to Wear our RLEC �Industry Hat�]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Every ITA member should be aware of the potentially devastating impact of the National Broadband Plan. &nbsp;</span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12pt;">ITA&rsquo;s leaders...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Now is the Time]]></title>
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<div>There has been much talk the past ten days about the National Broadband Plan and how it might mean the end of copper networks as we know them.&nbsp;It does appear that if the FCC gets its way, there will be no more high cost USF fund or...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Iowans Paid $11 Billion in Taxes in 2009]]></title>
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<div><span style="">As we hear about Iowa leaders working on Government Reorganization, revenue estimates, and budget deficits, it is important to remember the size and scope of taxes that Iowans pay each year.</span></div>
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		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legislature Loses Focus]]></title>
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<div>We have passed the first &quot;funnel&quot; of the Legislative session, and it is hard to find anything the Legislature has done this year that can be said is &quot;good for business.&quot;&nbsp; <br />
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In fact, the saying still...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cedar Rapids Gazette Shows Impact of Access Reduction and Rising Cable Programming Costs]]></title>
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<div>Cedar Rapid Gazette reporter Dave DeWitte has written several insightful articles about the rural telecom industry the past couple of years.&nbsp;</div>
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<div><a...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[One FCC Commissioner�s Insight into Broadband Plan, Access Rates and USF Reform]]></title>
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<div>During Tuesday&rsquo;s OPASTCO Winter Conference, I was able to get an &ldquo;inside glimpse&rdquo; of one FCC Commissioner&rsquo;s view of access reform and USF reform as part of soon-the to-be-released National Broadband...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IUB Considers Economic Impact on Customers in Electric Rate Case]]></title>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This week, the Iowa Utilities Board denied the full rate increase sought by Alliant/Interstate Power &amp; Light Company in a rate case. In a press release, t</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">he...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More on Smart Grids]]></title>
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<div><a href="http://telephonyonline.com/home/commentary/smart-grid-road-map-0105/">An article from TelephonyOnline</a> that I saw the other day is the first one I&rsquo;ve seen that gives a good definition of &ldquo;smart grid&rdquo;...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Promoting Rural Broadband on WHO Radio]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to talk about fiber to the home deployment by rural telcos in Iowa with Ken Root of the &ldquo;Big Show&rdquo; on WHO radio.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<div>This chance came in response to a lead I received from...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mediacom Complaint Against Sinclair Highlights Unfairness of Retrans Consent Rules ]]></title>
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<div>It looks like the retransmission consent wars are about to take center stage again, highlighting the unfairness of the rules that place all the power in the hands of the content providers to negotiate (or not negotiate) as they see fit.<br...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's in Store for the Future of the USF?]]></title>
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<div>Without much fanfare, our national organizations have painted radically different pictures of what the USF of the future should look like.&nbsp;<br />
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The FCC has announced it will issue additional guidance on its plans...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Claims it can Block Calls Because Telecom Laws Do Not Apply]]></title>
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<div>AT&amp;T has asked the FCC to investigate the Google Voice telephone service offering to determine whether it unlawfully blocks calls that are destined to areas that charge high access fees.&nbsp;Google Voice is a service that centralizes...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Canadian Expert Suggests Novel Broadband Ideas]]></title>
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<div>Thanks to a tip from Doug Pals of <a href="http://www.resourcefulcommunications.com/">Re:Sourceful Communications</a>, I read Bill St. Arnaud's blog called <a href="http://free-fiber-to-the-home.blogspot.com/">Free Fiber to the...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Verizon's CEO Disses Future of Landline ]]></title>
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		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FCC Chair Pushes Net Neutrality]]></title>
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		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's all the Buzz About Smart Grids?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Are we in danger of missing the next big wave?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>It seems that more and more people are talking about Smart Grids and the significant impact/opportunity they present.&nbsp; As we've reported in recent ITA&nbsp;Updates,...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[�Open-Internet� Group Free Press Urges More Regulation of Internet to Spur Competition]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'">Internet advocacy group <a class="HoverLink" href="http://www.freepress.net/">Free Press </a>recently issued a report suggesting that the best way...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provocative Question of the Week-- Are Telcos Following GM's Path?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial">I was reading a blog from </font><a href="http://www.telecompetitor.com/node/1231"><font face="Arial">Bernie Arnason on his Telecompetitor blog</font></a><font face="Arial">...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[....and the beat goes on.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Driving to our Statehouse the other day, "The Eagles" were playing on my xm radio. It was Hotel California, clearly one of their best. I was struck by the line "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" and how I am pretty sure...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The end is near......maybe]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Today is the day that legislators swore up and down that they would be finished with session. I wish everyone&nbsp;could hear the laughter in my head when I say that they aren't even close. There are a number of things that need to happen before...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICN -- Sell, Lease or Expand?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>What is the best long term solution for the ICN?</strong> </p>
<p>I'm sure that everybody&nbsp;reading this would agree&nbsp;that the best "solution"&nbsp;is to shut it down, throw away the keys, and send it to the salvage yard.&nbsp;...]]></description>
		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Funnel Week]]></title>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">One of my favorite things about funnel week is the funnel cakes. Yep, that's right, there is some organization that always does their "day...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Faux Funnel, Real Funnel and Study Committees]]></title>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Lets start with faux funnel. Yes, just like faux fur and faux leather, the legislature is going trendy with creating faux funnel....]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Labor of Labor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As I write this, I am sitting in the House gallery, on a Friday,&nbsp;listening to the Representatives debate the Prevailing Wage bill (HF 333). This bill originally was going to be debated starting at 1 pm on Thursday. Due to.....well a...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Worsening Economy Shows that Customers Think Cell Phones Are More Important than Landlines]]></title>
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		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Good, The Bad and The Others]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 18pt"><span style="color: #223344">The Good News: Senator Bill Heckroth who is an Assistant Leader and Vice Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee signed the bill draft request for&nbsp;...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Carpet and Frivolous Lawsuits]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">It has been a rough week up at the legislature. The big buzz in our industry this week is the Private Cause of Action for Consumer Fraud bill. This bill would allow the complaints and suits for Consumer Fraud to come...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fiber, Fiber, Fiber -- ITA Surveys Membership Deployment of FTTH]]></title>
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		<author>Dave Duncan</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ITA Day, the ICN and the Budget....oh My]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>First I would like to apologize for being lax on my blogging. There really wasn't much to talk (legislative wise) about last week except for an inauguration that resembled a movie premiere and the recent passing of Senator Mary Lundby of Marion....]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Culver's Condition of the State Address]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blog.i-t-a.net/posts/culvers-state-of-the-state-address.cfm]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday Governor Culver gave his annual "Condition of the State" address which (in the past) outlines his goals, priorities and policies for the year. This year and this speech were different then any years past. It was a lot to do about...]]></description>
		<author>Kristin Kunert</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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