Utilities like one in Chanute, Kansas, and the Northeast...

Utilities like one in Chanute, Kansas, and the Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative are uniquely qualified and committed to promote broadband access in unserved rural areas, the Utilities Telecom Council told Rebekah Goodheart, aide to FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, June 19, said an ex parte filing posted to dockets including 10-90 Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1wt5fYo). The utilities’ business model is predicated on serving the community, which has meant extended returns on investment and the deployment of ultra high-speed fiber, the filing said. Officials for the utilities described their plans to provide broadband to customers in rural parts of the states.