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(Washington, DC)  Satellite technology is a growing component of utility telecommunications, with the majority of utilities using satellite communications, according to a study conducted by the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC).  The study, Strategic Assessment of Satellite Usage in the Utility Industry, is an in-depth analysis of how utilities use a wide-range of public and private […]

Washington, DC—The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) supports the Green Button Initiative, which several utilities have joined and are publicly supporting today at the White House.  The industry-led Green Button Initiative enables utility customers to securely download their own energy usage information in a consumer-and computer-friendly format.  “The Green Button Initiative will help consumers monitor and

Washington, DC—Utilities and other critical infrastructure took a further step toward gaining shared access to 700 MHz public safety broadband spectrum.  Congress has reportedly agreed to include spectrum provisions within the conference report on the payroll tax, unemployment benefits and Medicare reimbursement, and those spectrum provisions would allow public safety to share access to the

Washington, DC—Hours ago, Congress approved the payroll tax conference report.  By a vote of 293-132 in the House and 60-36 in the Senate, the bill will now be sent to President Obama for his signature. Utilities and other critical infrastructure communications (CII) will now be able to access the 700 MHz public safety broadband network

Washington, DC—Utilities Telecom Council’s (UTC) Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and General Counsel, Mike Oldak is part of an esteemed panel of telecommunication professionals.  The panel will focus on National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) consideration of extending outage reporting to VoIP and Broadband Providers.  Oldak represents critical infrastructure industries (CII) who support reporting requirements

Washington, DC─ For 16 years, Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) has selected Reno, Nevada for its Utility Telecom Forum.  This year, over 200 Utility Telecom professionals from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are invited to attend the 2012 Utility Telecom Forum on February 6-8, 2012 in