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Washington, DC— Donald Vasek, Utilities Telecom Council’s (UTC) Director of Spectrum Services, was elected to a one- year term as the president of the Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) at its annual meeting in Washington DC. The LMCC is a nineteen member industry group made up of all the private land mobile radio (PLMR) frequency […]

Washington, D.C.─  The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) announced that the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) has joined UTC as an independent operating unit, chaired by Mike Keyser, chief executive officer of BARC Electric Corporation in Millboro, Va.  The Council also announced that Bob Hance, chief executive officer of Midwest Energy Cooperative in Cassopolis, Mich., will join

Washington, DC—The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) filed comments at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the FCC to support the continued use of Telex headsets in nuclear energy facilities. In the comments, NEI and UTC explained that the important public interest benefits they provide to worker and operational safety,

Washington, DC—The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) welcomes Nadya Bartol, global expert on cybersecurity, as Senior Cybersecurity Strategist.  Bartol will lead UTC’s efforts in delivering a balanced, risk management approach for addressing evolving cybersecurity policy and threat environments. Bartol joins UTC’s leadership team with over 17 years of cybersecurity experience with a premier global consulting firm,

Washington, DC—The Utilities Telecom Council’s (UTC) Smart Networks Council (SNC) has added 13 new industry leaders to its 2012-2013 Board.  The SNC is an independent operating unit dedicated towards connecting utilities and vendor partners to framing a vision and plan for the modern networked grid.  The incoming Chairman for the 2012-2013 year is Doug McGinnis,

Washington, DC—By proposing to expand eligibility in the 4.9 GHz band to include utilities and other critical infrastructure industries (CII) on a primary basis, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a significant step today towards helping utilities and other CII meet their increasing communications needs for smart grid and emergency response.  The 4.9 GHz band

Orlando, FL— The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) honored both Orion and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) as the winners of the UTC Apex Award for 2012 during its annual conference.  This prestigious award recognizes utilities that employed communications networks to benefit the communities they serve. “UTC is proud to announce this year’s winners

Orlando, FL— The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) presented the Dondanville Award to Ed Ingersoll who retired from Gainesville Regional Utilities in Gainesville, FL and the Meehan Award to Doug McGinnis from PECO in Philadelphia, PA.  The Dondanville and Meehan Awards are UTC’s distinguished service awards in which individuals are selected by their peers in the

Orlando, FL— Membership elected new officers at UTC TELECOM 2012 during Utilities Telecom Council’s (UTC) Annual Membership Meeting which convened during May 20-23, in Orlando, FL. The following members were elected to serve as UTC Board of Directors officers for the term 2012-2013.  Chairman Thomas D. Perry (current vice-chairman) from Santee Cooper in Moncks Corner,

WASHINGTON DC—Donald Vasek, UTC’s Directors of Spectrum Services, was elected Vice President of the Land Mobile Communications Council’s Board of Directors (LMCC) at the LMCC’s Annual Meeting held on April 18th. Vasek previously also served on the LMCC Board as a Director-at-Large from 2010 to 2011 as well as Secretary/Treasurer from 2001 -2010. “UTC is