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Marketing Essentials Toolkit
Custom-built marketing and CX are great, but sometimes you need materials at a moment’s notice. That’s why NRTC provides a marketing essentials toolkit for all premium customers.
Your handy toolkit includes:
- Marketing Collateral: Access hundreds of ready-made marketing materials. Quickly customize for your brand and have professional materials in minutes.
- Educational Content: Empower your customers with educational materials, including whiteboard videos and handouts. You’ll reduce support calls and increase customer satisfaction.Email Marketing Software: Reach your target audience with a professional email marketing platform. Get access to email templates, analytics, A/B testing, and more. Plus—your NRTC Customer Advocate will provide software training.
- Social Media Support: Amplify your social media presence and solidify your expert status. We’ll supply you with regular social media content and educational tech blog posts.
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NRTC Adds Pivot Proficiencies to Build Rural Connections
NRTC members building broadband businesses using NRTC’s many services now have access to the nearly 20 years of marketing and consulting services that Pivot has provided to rural telecommunications organizations.
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The Latest Marketing News
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down FCC’s Title II Order
The FCC’s April 2024 order reclassifying internet as a Title II telecommunications service barely survived the old year. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati started 2025 by striking down the order, claiming that the plain text of the Communications Act does not give the Commission authority to regulate internet providers as telecommunications companies. Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr praised the decision, while current Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called on Congress to amend the Communications Act to include “net neutrality.”
Sixth Circuit Title II Oral Arguments Center on Major Questions Issue
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments on the FCC’s “Open Internet” order. Parties opposing regulation of the internet through extensive Title II regulation raised Major Questions Doctrine issues, while the FCC argued that Congress has delegated authority to determine Title II status to the Commission. There is no indication of when the court will decide the case. The Sixth Circuit stayed the effects of the current Title II decision in the summer.
Broadband Reporting Still Needs Improvement, Rural Commenters Say
Two years after the FCC implemented the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) process, many broadband organizations continue to question whether the Commission has data accurate enough to determine service coverage and make judgments on where to provide federal funds for broadband construction. Rural organizations offered a long list of possible improvements in recent comments to the Commission.