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The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) congratulates Olivia Trusty on her nomination to serve as commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, and it supports her confirmation.  Rusty Williams, President & CEO of UTC stated that “UTC looks forward to working with Ms. Trusty to protect and promote the public interest in utility critical infrastructure communications systems […]

Members of the utility industry do not take their jobs lightly. When the country experiences storm-related damage, loss of life, and service disruptions such as we have experienced recently with Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it is a reminder of how important utility services are to our society. It has often been said that following a

On September 5th, UTC filed comments in opposition to a Petition for Rulemaking by NextNav, Inc., which proposes to reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band (902-928 MHz) and modify the rules to enable NextNav to support both “precision, navigation and timing” (“PNT”) and mobile broadband across the entire country on a nationwide geographic license basis. 

Arlington, VA, USA, August 27, 2024 – The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) and the 450 MHz Alliance are pleased to announce a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing communication networks for utilities and critical infrastructure providers. This collaboration leverages the expertise and resources of both organizations to support the development and deployment of advanced wireless communication

Arlington, Va.— May 24, 2024 – Utility industry representatives from across the U.S. elected Gary Vondrasek of JEA as the new Chair of the Utilities Technology Council’s Board of Directors, effective through June 2025. Vondrasek was elected at UTC’s 2024 Telecom & Technology Conference on May 23, 2024, in Mobile, AL. Utility representatives approved Chair Vondrasek as

Arlington, Va.—May 24, 2024 – The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) has recognized utilities and their personnel who demonstrated initiative, perseverance, and innovative thinking throughout the past year. The awards were presented on May 22nd and 23rd at the association’s 2024 Telecom & Technology Conference in Mobile, AL, during the General Session and annual Membership Meeting. UTC’s awards

Click here to read the full reply comments. UTC filed reply comments in support of a Petition for Rulemaking to allow utilities the option of operating broadband systems using 5/5 megahertz bandwidth in the 900 MHz band (896-901/935-940 MHz).  In its reply comments UTC echoed the comments of utilities who explained how they and others

UTC and EEI oppose higher power VLP operations in FCC reply comments. In the reply comments, UTC and EEI recommended that the FCC refrain from permitting these higher power VLP operations at this time, because they would operate at power limits that are 40 times greater than low power indoor (“LPI”) devices, which themselves have

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Utilities Technology Council Announces Kelly Moran to Become Senior Director, Conference and Events  Moran Provides Organization with Decades of Event Planning Experience Arlington, Va.—January 5, 2024–Utilities Technology Council (UTC) President and CEO Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams today announced that effective January 2, 2024, Kelly Moran will join UTC as the organization’s Senior

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Utilities Technology Council Board of Directors Names Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams as New President and CEO Arlington, VA—January 04, 2024— The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) announced today that it has named Jimmy R. (Rusty) Williams as the association’s new President and CEO. Rusty takes over UTC’s leadership from Ron Beck, who served