Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

SK Telecom intends to leverage SK Group’s energy-efficient technologies to make these centres regionally and globally connected, supported by submarine cables. The company plans to build large AI data centres (AIDCs) in key regions, powered by renewable energy sources such as hydrogen, solar, and wind.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Rural broadband provider Quickline has launched its first telecoms apprenticeship program, marking a commitment to regional talent development. They shadow qualified engineers in installing full fiber broadband for rural homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Today the Task Force heard a Presentation on MN Broadband Cost Analysis Report, CTC Technology & Energy. Wireless access to 100/20 (MN broadband Speed goal): Grant funds required: $2.1 Wireless access to 100/20 (MN broadband Speed goal): Grant funds required: $2.1 They created three scenarios of how to spend the BEAD money.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Viewpoint It’s all too easy to overlook the fact that the quality of the network depends on the quality of the fibre cable, points out Richard Moyes, Digital Solutions Business Director at Prysmian In building an effective digital infrastructure the hero of the network is (or should be) the fibre optic cable.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 27, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration published Monday draft guidance on how states can fund alternative technologies through its flagship broadband subsidy program. The agency is taking comments through September 10.    For the purposes of the $42.5

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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 Telecommunications Service Sector.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Airtel Business is India’s leading and most trusted provider of ICT services with strategically located submarine cables, satellite networks and global networks spanning 400,000 Rkm (including IRU) across 50 countries and five continents. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over 33 countries.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

MinnPost reports on MTA’s reaction to BEAD funding… While Minnesota will be receiving $652 million from the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to help fund broadband access projects across the state, many internet service providers might not opt-in over frustrations with the program. “My

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Connecticut-based GoNetspeed, a fiber-optic provider in the region, maintained that without regulatory changes, current pole owners’ practices in Massachusetts may block the effective use of $147 million in broadband expansion funding designated for the state to deploy fiber and other broadband technologies.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A California telecom and electrical cooperative says the state’s ongoing last-mile broadband grant program will help deploy affordable fiber to multiple communities across four heavily unserved and underserved California counties. million to upgrade 1,029 locations in Quincy from coaxial cable-based broadband to fiber.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Extreme weather patterns are increasing across the globe and operators of critical infrastructure like broadband must begin taking measures to meet this rising challenge. Excavation equipment can cause issues when the equipment operators fail to call for a cable location service and dig up a cable, disrupting service.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

5, 2024 – An Internet Service Provider serving the Lowcountry region of South Carolina has requested a six month extension on its obligations to replace insecure telecommunications equipment. WASHINGTON, Nov. The program was passed by Congress on March 12, 2020 and made more than $1.8

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 –  Broadband is straightforwardly a telecommunications service subject to common carrier regulation, the Federal Communications Commission told federal judges Wednesday. “These companies do not make or alter the food they deliver.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Institute of Local Self Reliance (ILSR) has been tracking Indigenous Broadband Networks in the US. They provide a great history and analysis of broadband in tribal areas. When completed, the network will pass more than 3500 households and include nearly four hundred miles of fiber optic cable.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 3, 2025

3, 2025 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued new guidance Thursday to enhance state access to federal broadband funding for alternative technologies like low-Earth orbit satellites. billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program reflected input from 138 stakeholders' comments.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

25, 2024 – Renewed scrutiny of telecommunications customer service by the Federal Communications Commission has ignited debate over how, or if, industry practices should be regulated to protect consumers. telecommunications employment was slashed nearly in half — from 1.28 WASHINGTON, Nov. Between 2002 and 2022, U.S.

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EldoTelecom

MAY 18, 2024

The task is complicated by a FCC rulemaking issued in 2019 ( DA/FCC #: FCC-19-80 ) that bars states from regulating most non-cable services including Internet access service offered over a cable system by an incumbent cable operator. Follow on Twitter @eldotelecom

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RCR Wireless

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Vocus will gain 24,000 km of fiber, 7,000 km of international submarine cables and 20,000 connected buildings from TPG Australia’s TPG Telecom revealed Monday it will sell its fiber and fixed network infrastructure assets Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super’s telecommunications group Vocus for $3.54

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 – Louisiana released Monday the broadband expansion projects it plans to fund with its slice of $42.5 Available to Breakfast Club Members The state confirmed it will reach every home and business lacking adequate broadband, a main goal of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 – Minnesota is set to receive an historic $652 million for broadband expansion, but key requirements of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program could keep many in-state internet service providers from participating. billion broadband expansion program. WASHINGTON, Dec.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 29, 2024

But Section 201(b) confers general authority over the terms on which telecommunications carriers offer service to consumers—not over data breach notifications to the government and customers. Section 201(b) requires telecom carrier practices be “just and Reasonable."

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 26, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2024 – As the federal government prepares to release billions of dollars to fund rural broadband projects, major Internet Service Providers want federal regulators to expand access to utility poles – a critical factor in the timely deployment of new broadband networks.

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Dell'oro

APRIL 8, 2024

The cable industry is evolving by investing in fiber infrastructure and 25GS-PON to stay competitive amid rising competition, meeting the growing demand for high-speed broadband services. The post Cable Operators’ Growing Interest in 25GS-PON appeared first on Dell'Oro Group.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Erie County, New York’s  ErieNet  broadband initiative is poised to begin construction in Buffalo, NY, after the Buffalo Common Council recently passed a resolution approving the Telecommunications License Agreement with ErieNet LDC. New York Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New York.

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US Telecom

JANUARY 2, 2025

Todays ruling confirming that broadband internet access is an information service is not only the proper reading of the statute but a victory for American consumers that will lead to more investment, innovation, and competition in the dynamic digital marketplace.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 19, 2024

West Central Tribune reports … A new utility services company specializing in underground fiber construction, MC Fiber launched in late September, according to a news release from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Vibrant Broadband in Litchfield. The cooperative has been serving the area as a co-op for almost 90 years, starting in 1935.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 9, 2024

On November 18, 2024, Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity (also known as ConnectLA) posted its  Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program Final Proposal  for public comment, which was an historic achievement. It initially awarded projects covering 3.5

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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. The promise is greater innovation and competition, and easy entrance into the market for some. What, if anything, have states been doing to prioritize open access fiber?

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Dell'oro

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In this blog, analyst Jeff Heynen discusses how telcos are aggressively positioning themselves to challenge cable operators by expanding their broadband services, using fiber and FWA to capture more subscribers and drive future growth.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

and Ian Heath Gershengorn argued that any unilateral attempt by the Commission to treat broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a common carrier service under Title II of the  Communications Act of 1934  would be a “wasted effort.” This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Verrilli Jr.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The wireless industry is continuing to push the agency to protect its access to light poles, and broadband providers are still quarreling with utilities over timelines for large pole attachment requests. The FCC oversees the terms of pole attachment deals between utility companies and telecommunications providers looking to attach equipment.

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Dell'oro

APRIL 30, 2024

This blog discusses T-Mobile's strategic foray into the fixed broadband market, highlighted by its acquisition of Lumos. T-Mobile's success in attracting over 5 million FWA subscribers and its transition to a wholesale model underscore its potential to disrupt traditional cable providers and shape industry dynamics.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2024 – Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Monday shared a notice of inquiry that would seek information on ways to improve provider service to phone, cable and broadband customers. 

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

5, 2024 – Consumers should not have to wait 60 days or more to gain full control over their iPhone or Android-powered handset, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a key communications policy advisor to the White House. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 22, 2025

According to telecommunications company Quintillion, early Saturday morning there were several reports of widespread network outages affecting Northwest Alaskan residents. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2025 – A subsea fiber cut in Alaska will cause extensive network issues in Northern Alaska.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Chairwoman announced today that the Federal Communications Commission will act to ensure telecommunication companies are required to secure their networks. Last month, the Commission proposed cybersecurity risk management plan requirements for submarine cable landing applicants and licensees.

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