Sen Daines secures expansion of wireless broadband to rural Montana

Sen Steve Daines (R-MT) secured the expansion of wireless broadband access in rural Montana. The Federal Communications Commission provided final regulatory approval for T-Mobile to provide 4G LTE service to areas covering over one million people in Montana and Wyoming. “Montanans know all too well the feeling of seeing your call dropped, pressing send on text messages that will never get sent in the rural parts of our state,” Sen Daines stated. “Today’s announcement that T-Mobile will be able to expand their coverage to the under-served part of our state is great news for connectivity and the safety of Montanans on our roadways.” “T-Mobile is grateful to Senator Daines and the FCC for giving us the opportunity to expand broadband across Montana,” said Kathleen Ham, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for T-Mobile.

Sen Daines met with T-Mobile CEO John Legere in his Washington, D.C. office on November 30, 2016. The FCC's approval follows a letter Sen Daines sent to the FCC, urging it to take action on T-Mobile’s plan to offer expanded service.