Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 21, 2025

Now that the lengthy legal beef has been settled and New York’s  Affordable Broadband Act is set to take effect this month, it marks a potentially pivotal moment in a national effort to address one of the biggest barriers to broadband adoption:  Affordability.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2024 – In a bid to prevent duplication of federal broadband funding, Resound Networks has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver to give up certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund obligations on Tribal lands.

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Nokia and ZCorum have collaborated to develop a DOCSIS Provisioning Adapter (DPA) application designed to streamline the transition of cable operators to fiber networks. Cable operators recognize the benefits of migrating to fiber but also have a significant investment in their DOCSIS infrastructure.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

The MN House Ag, Finance and Policy committee heard about HF47 : Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Live Video Bills Added HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Agriculture Finance and Policy Chair: Rep.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 - Cable operators that need satellite services to receive TV programming are concerned about SES's proposed $3.1 Their concerns involve not only video but also broadband. a critical platform that enables 35 million cable customers nationwide to receive TV programming. "As WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Today the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy heard more about: HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. MN has good broadband. The certification program set to start this year could bring broadband deployment to a halt.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 29, 2024

Faced with Petitioners’ arguments that the Rule exceeds the FCC’s authority under Section 222(a) of the Communications Act, the FCC downplays its previous reliance on that provision and instead pivots to Section 201(b). Section 201(b) requires telecom carrier practices be “just and Reasonable."

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

844, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying provisions governing broadband workforce plan data; modifying investigative authority; modifying provisions governing underground telecommunications infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.395, 395, subdivision 9; 216B.17, new text end Sec.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Speaking at a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event in September 2023 , Hogg also pitched Gigapower’s ability to build open access infrastructure with grants for state broadband offices under the Commerce Department’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program.

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EldoTelecom

AUGUST 7, 2024

A “project” may constitute a single unserved or underserved broadband-serviceable location, or a grouping of broadband-serviceable locations in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations or underserved locations.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Under this model, multiple ISPs can offer services over the same broadband infrastructure. The Fiber Broadband Association is the voice of fiber. Using an active ethernet infrastructure and operating at the wholesale level, UTOPIA Fiber supports open access and promotes competition in all broadband and telecommunications services.

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Airtel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ISPs can give this access via a variety of methods, such as dial-up, DSL, cable, wireless, and fiber-optic connections. Buy Airtel Broadband with exciting benefits! Definition and Meaning ISPs are provided by a range of firms, including cable providers, mobile carriers, and telephone companies. How have ISPs changed with time?

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

974, A bill for an act relating to broadband; establishing the Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.39, From the Minnesota House … Freiberg; Lee, F.; 39, subdivision 1; 116J.394;

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ACT Corp

JULY 10, 2024

Others, such as DSL, cable, and satellite, may have lower speeds and reliability in internet service provision, as determined by several factors. Conclusion A broadband wireless internet service provider may promise faster and more assured service with the help of the latest technology and strong facilities.

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ACT Corp

JULY 10, 2024

At the heart of this transformation lies a critical infrastructure component: fiber internet and its components, such as fiber optic cables. Reliability: Fiber optic cables offer protection from interference and less attenuation, hence offering better connection.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 22, 2025

The MN Seante Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development heard SF2045: Equal Access to Broadband Act establishment provision. Cable companies already pay cable franchising fees. It was held over. The discussion on SF2045 begins at 2:20. ACP ceased last year.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

2045 :A bill for an act relating to broadband; establishing the Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.39, Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 10, 2025

Last year, the legislature passed a law that could single-handedly stall broadband expansion across the state. This new law specifically and unfairly targets broadband installers and imposes requirements not required of any other similar installation.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 13, 2025

Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity ; deployment data. Disclosure of deployment data provided by a broadband provider to the Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity is governed by section 116J.397. 39 OFFICE OF BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL EQUITY. (a) 391, subdivision 1; 116J.394;

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 17, 2025

An Op-Ed from Johnny Kampis of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance talks about deployment of BEAD funding from the provider perspective Some states are finding it difficult to entice providers to participate in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program due to the myriad hoops (i.e.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 9, 2025

With no need for more extensive elaboration here, it suffices to point out that “net neutrality,” a term  coined by Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu , embodies the notion that broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) will not block or throttle access to lawful content or prioritize the delivery of content.  

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 14, 2025

KSTP TV posts about the BEAD funding coming into Minnesota for broadband Minnesota has been giving grants to broadband providers over the last 10 years through its Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant program to encourage investment in unserved and underserved areas of the state.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These include network neutrality , digital discrimination bans , and broadband labeling rules , which require ISPs to display transparent pricing and service details at the point of sale for internet services.

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IEEE ComSoc

MARCH 12, 2025

billion broadband funding bill ( Broadband Equity Access and Deployment- BEAD ), which endeavors to expand internet access in underserved/unserved areas. The proposed new rules will make it much easier for Elon Musk owned Starlink satellite-internet service, to tap in to rural broadband funding, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

19, 2024 – Mobile carriers and other industry groups urged the Federal Communications Commission to drop its inquiry into broadband data caps in comments to the agency last week. Data caps are monthly usage limits on some broadband plans. The group noted cable provider WOW! WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 1, 2025

MN Broadband Task Force meeting March 2025: presentation from DNR and updates The MN Broadband Task Force gave Diane Wells a nice sendoff. MN Broadband related or tangential bills There are a few bills going through the legislature right now that could have an impact on broadband deployment, use or access.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 1, 2024

1, 2024 – Republican complaints about various provisions of the Biden administration’s flagship broadband expansion program are well known. The preference for fiber, more expensive but more future-proof than wireless broadband, was set out by the NTIA. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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