About

CCA represents more than 100 competitive carriers and over 250 vendors and suppliers in the wireless industry. As the Association’s first GC, Rebecca Thompson takes a dual legal and advocacy role, to further its goal to protect rural wireless telecommunications providers’ interests across the US. ‘There is nothing quite like having a job where you are passionate about the policies for which you advocate,’ Thompson says. ‘That often makes my job feel more like a cause, and for me, makes it a lot of fun’. Thompson says she is particularly proud of her role in the FCC’s planned voluntary incentive spectrum auction, set to even the playing field between large and smaller carriers. ‘It is a really interesting, exciting issue and it’s the first of its kind – finally coming to life with the FCC,’ Thompson says. After securing the decision to implement the auction, Thompson worked closely with the FCC in drafting its rules. She also supported the organization in its rebrand from the Rural Cellular Association (RCA).