American Cable Association CEO: "Underserved is a dangerous term"

A Q&A with American Cable Association CEO Matthew Polka about the group's proposed 16/4 Universal Service Fund speed target, retransmission consent and why he says USF funding shouldn't be used for cable network overbuilds.

Like rural telcos, rural cable operators have different concerns than their metro area counterparts. Since 1993, many rural cable companies have turned to the American Cable Association to help represent their concerns on public policy issues. Connected Planet talked recently with ACA President and CEO Matthew Polka to get the ACA’s take on issues such as retransmission consent and Universal Service reform. About forty percent of ACA’s 900 members are owned by incumbent or competitive rural telcos, and that reality also helps shape the organization’s unique point of view.