"The other week, we had an exciting day of advocacy and meeting with our champions in the Legislature discussing the priorities of CalCom and Senate Bill 1191 (Ochoa Bogh)."         

Representatives of the small Local Exchange Carriers that are members of CalCom spent the day in Sacramento on February 10th to lobby for the extension of the California High-Cost Fund-A (CHCF-A) program to 2033. Funding from the CHCF-A program is critical to...

On January 28th, CalCom had the opportunity to host Assembly Member Tasha Boerner, Chair of the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee, and Emilio Perez, Chief Consultant to the Committee, on a tour of Volcano Telephone. This was an excellent opportunity for...

The CalCom Board recently convened during the Fall Conference & Expo last month. During this meeting, the annual election of directors took place, and the following individuals were elected or re- elected as "B" Directors: Greg Andreas, Ponderosa Telephone Robert...

On April 30th and May 1, 2025, members of CalCom including Eric Votaw from VARCOMM, Matthew Wagner, Greg Andreas, and Jennifer Burkhalter from Ponderosa Telephone Company as well as CalCom's legal counsel, Patrick Rosvall from BRB Law, and Chad Duval from Moss Adams...

CalCom has joined 29 other state associations in filing an Amicus Curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the U.S. Court of Appeals opinion that Federal Universal Service contributions are unconstitutional.  All 30 state associations (including CalCom)...