Shirley Bloomfield is Chief Executive Officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, the premier association representing nearly 850 independent telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America.
With more than 30 years of experience representing the country’s smallest telecom operators, she is an expert on the role of federal communications policies in sustaining the vitality of rural and remote communities and the benefits rural broadband networks bring to millions of American families and businesses and the national economy.
Shirley has a strong track record of leadership in seeking synergies and aligning strategic partnerships among rural telecom companies, their larger counterparts, other rural utilities and local and federal governments, further expanding business opportunities for small communications providers.
Under her leadership, NTCA has made broadband an integral part of policy conversations in Washington, D.C., and has secured billions of dollars in federal funding for rural service providers to expand build-out and sustain networks and help close the digital divide. She is a strong supporter of national efforts to improve the resilience and reliability of critical electric and telecommunications infrastructure and serves as a board member of NRTC and the Southeast Reliability Corporation (SERC).
NTCA is committed to advancing policies to help close the digital divide and advocates on behalf of its members in the legislative and regulatory arenas and provides educational programming, training and development by publishing comprehensive industry research, conducting in person and virtual events and offering an array of employee benefit programs. For more information, visit www.ntca.org and follow NTCA on Twitter @ntcaconnect, LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ntca and Facebook: www.facebook.com/NTCARuralTelecom.
