Who We Are: The Small Company Coalition (SCC) is an alliance of rural telecommunications and broadband providers formed to educate and empower small rural ILECs on methods to influence and eliminate harmful regulations and legislation. We endeavor to influence and revise regulations and legislation that would impede our ability to provide advanced telecommunications service to our communities. The SCC, which is an initiative led by small company executives, strives to ensure that the voice of small companies is heard by those who have a genuine interest in protecting and enhancing the communication service needs of rural Americans.
We Have The Solution: In coordination with industry experts, Alexicon Telecommunications Consulting, the SCC has developed a model which addresses and eliminates the unintended consequences of the FCC's USF/ICC Transformation Order. The SCC/Alexicon model incents carriers to invest in broadband deployment to currently unserved and underserved Americans.
Join Us: If you would like to become a member of the SCC, please download and submit the Membership Application Form.
SCC Meeting in Washington DC - March 12, 2013
The Small Company Coalition will be holding a meeting from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12th
at the Courtyard Arlington Crystal City/Reagan National Airport.
Click Here for More Information
The future of rural America lies in Broadband. Help us carry this message to the FCC.
News
SCC Makes Headlines:
Small Telco Gets Front Page News, Media Awakens To Broadband Crisis.
SCC Personal Story:
SCC Executive Committee Member, Jim Kail, Reflects on Independence Day and the SCC.
SCC National Media Release:
Our National News Released Today, Read And Pass Along.
Regulatory Policy:
We SCC members have done our homework. Months ago we set out to find a solution for broadband to maintain its rural backbone.
Technology and Equipment:
FCC must acknowledge that rural citizens need high speed Internet.
FCC, Proof or Consequences:
Broadband sustains our nation's economy — we cannot afford to disrupt it.
Employees Trained With Multi-Task Efficiencies
SCC Executive Director Jim Kail talks to U.S. Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka about how the FCC reforms will impact Native Americans
Rural America's Networks Are the Prime Resources of Our Economy
Our Enterprise Networks In Rural America Are Significant Investments
We're Technology Mom and Pops With Service Purpose
Our Local Networks Put Local People To Work
The Big Companies Have Never Wanted To Travel These Roads
Rural IPTV: Built and Served Below Cost
Highly Trained Local Workers Providing Local Service
Investing in Specialized Equipment to Provide Service to Rural America
Helping Our Communities by Providing an Infrastructure to Communicate and Compete
Economic Development in Rural America is Highly Dependent on Our Local Companies
Helping Our Customers' Voices to be Heard
Educating and Informing Legislative and Regulatory Groups of Importance to Rural America
Our Members Serve Rural America, Including Tribal Lands and the Heartlands of America
Educating customers on how to let their rural voices be heard.
Grassroots Advocates
The SCC advocates establishing and maintaining a broadband connection between rural America and the world.
All Americans deserve equal opportunity to compete in the global marketplace facilitated by Broadband — regardless of where they live.
June 25, 2012
SCC Executive Committee Members, James Kail and Godfrey Enjady, spreading the message for independent companies prior to the July 1st Phase I implementation of the FCC Order. The Congressional staff briefing was a success with nearly 50 members of the press, Congresional staff, and trade association representatives in attendence.
 Click here for photos of the event. |  @SmCoCoalitionIn just 5 minutes our first Congressional Staff Briefing will begin #saveruralbroadband For More Tweets on the Briefing go to our Tweek Deck |
Keep the Movement Going
National Petition of Advocates
Our petition earned 1,334 signatures of rural broadband advocates whose voices were taken by the SCC directly to Congress.
Hear what signers have to say:
"I feel the order will adversely affect my parents' access to broadband and telephone. They live in a remote mountainous area that depends on USF to assure communications. There is no cellular service available because of sparse population and terrain. Satellite internet has a terribly slow uplink and has lots of latency even in the downlink. My parents' telephone and DSL service is reliable, affordable, and works much better than satellite. Affordability and reliability are critical because my parents are on a fixed income and my mother is disabled in a wheelchair and depends on her landline for emergency services."
"It is time to put a stop to big companies doing whatever they wish at the expense and freedom of people in Rural America . Let's keep our small companies healthy."
"This order is terrible for rural economies and is a complete reversal of public policy towards rural America of the past 80 years."
"Follow us" on Twitter!
"Like Us" on Facebook!
"Watch us" on YouTube!