February 5, 2024
Community and Economic Development
CNN Business - Still love your landline? Phone service providers are getting closer to phasing it outIn an article by CNN Business, Patrick Blacklock, president and CEO of the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), was quoted discussing significant concerns about AT&T’s application to stop servicing traditional landlines in California, emphasizing...
March 16, 2022
Community and Economic Development
The Sacramento Bee - In rural California, high-quality internet access can be a matter of life and deathIn this Sacramento Bee commentary, Calaveras County Supervisor and RCRC Board Delegate Jack Garamendi addresses the challenge of closing the digital divide in rural California, where an estimated 51% of households lack access to high-speed...