Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Barbara Droher Kline, a consultant working with Le Sueur County to expand its rural broadband, said she spent three days at a seminar recently just learning about the regulatory requirements. That’s something Internet companies and those who would help finance projects aren’t willing to accept. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 19, 2024 - A group of companies in the business of open access broadband said Thursday that increased engagement with community leaders, to address local needs, is important to facilitating open-access networks. Meridiam Fiber specializes in the development, financing, and management of public infrastructure.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Frustrated by years of substandard broadband service from regional telecom incumbents, Kendall County, Illinois residents have joined the growing chorus of Americans that are tackling the problem head on by building their own better, faster, more affordable fiber networks.

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epsilontel

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

South Korea’s remarkable technological prowess is further exemplified by its position as the world’s fifth-largest e-commerce market, supported by some of the most advanced broadband and mobile networks globally. million—enjoys internet connectivity, underscoring the nation’s commitment to digital inclusion.

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 4, 2024

Cornwall-based broadband provider Wildanet has teamed up with Nokia to expedite the installation of gigabit-enabled full fibre network across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This strategic collaboration, bolstered by international network infrastructure firm Xantaro, aims at enhancing digital connectivity in these often underserved regions.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 14, 2024

EMPOWER Broadband , a subsidiary of  Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC) is asking the Federal Communications Commission to waive financing requirements attached to the provider’s takeover of thousands of subsidized broadband locations from  RiverStreet Networks.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 5, 2024

I’ve often seen cellular touted as a backup when landline broadband is down – but when the fiber networks that feed cell sites are decimated, the wireless coverage leaves along with normal broadband. We’re all hoping that the ISPs will now be following the electric repairs and fixing our broadband connections.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 21, 2024

. "Handset locking practices limit consumer freedom and lessen competition by creating an artificial technological barrier to switching providers," wrote Andrew Schwartzman of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society and Amy Huffman of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, along with 20 other signatories. "The

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EldoTelecom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In comments on Broadband Breakfast’s website , Bode said that this shift was less about promoting competition and more about securing government funding while maintaining market dominance. That infuses private capital to finance those fiber connections that AT&T couldn't otherwise without displeasing its current and future investors.

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VoIP Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This strategic move aims to reduce Echostar’s debt load and sharpen its focus on wireless and satellite connectivity. billion in financing to address the imminent debt. However, the landscape has changed significantly with the rise of streaming services and broadband expansion, leading to subscriber losses in satellite TV.

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EldoTelecom

APRIL 24, 2024

Among publicly owned fiber to the premise (FTTP) networks financed by public bonds, two opposite deployment strategies are emerging. It’s important because first to connect a premise with fiber creates an asset with long term value unlikely to be overbuilt later by a competing fiber network.

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EldoTelecom

APRIL 1, 2024

The consortium will finance fiber construction and operations with cash contributions and long term bonds backed by the consortium members along with participation private equity firms. State and local governments and railroads will be offered fiber connectivity at no cost in exchange for right of way access and waiver of all permitting.

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

SEPI, a state holding company managed by the Spanish Ministry of Finance, is considered a sovereign wealth fund. The company has already engaged over 400 clients in more than 50 countries, connecting eight million devices valued at over €250 million. All investors in this round are Spanish entities.

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VoIP Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A CityFibre spokesperson commented, “2024 is proving to be a significant year for CityFibre: we are EBITDA positive, we’ve secured a long-term partnership with Sky and we’re a trusted partner of Government, which has awarded us £800m to connect rural communities to full fibre broadband as part of Project Gigabit.”

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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. As the premier association that focuses solely on fiber, we are relentless in our work to connect every American with fiber. It is the largest open access network in the United States.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Tony Evers (D) seeking $750 million in state funding to supplement federal broadband dollars was removed during final stages from the state’s 2023-25 budget by Republican lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee. Evers has expressed that he will continue to advocate for state broadband funding in the next budget cycle. 

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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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