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STATE FUND EXTENSION SIGNED BY GOVERNOR INSLEE

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After hundreds of meetings, phone calls and emails plus testimony by WITA
members at dozens of legislative hearings the State Universal Communications
Fund has been extended for an additional five years.  While there are still
some budget issues to be resolved, hopefully during next year’s legislative
session, we should all take time to celebrate this monumental occasion.

Mike Oblizalo, Rick Vitzthum, Steve Appelo, Dan Coyne and Skip Haynes were
able to join others who supported SSB 5511 when Governor Inslee signed it
into law last Monday.  In addition to extending the State Fund it allows
those funds to be used for maintenance and deployment of broadband; the fund
was originally established to support only voice service.  It also gives the
UTC the ability to remove the urban rate floor as one of the criteria for
fund distributions.  

Thank you again to everyone who helped make this happen!

May 20, 2019/by cevado
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WASHINGTON SETS ASIDE $21.55 MILLION FOR FASTER RURLA INTERNET PIONEER & PRESIDENT AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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