Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 9, 2024

9, 2024 – With billions in federal broadband funding at stake, Ookla is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to get serious about real-time data, warning that outdated maps could misdirect funds away from communities who need it most. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In 2022, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program largely excluded satellite broadband from its Notice of Funding Opportunity, due to reliability concerns over the technology's nascent state. David Zumwalt  is President and CEO of WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2024 – Expanding broadband access to all Americans will require accurate data collection and mapping to ensure that funding and resources are allocated effectively.  Broadband Breakfast on September 18, 2024 - Measuring Broadband: What’s the Next Step?

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 – In the United States, before there were extensive broadband open access networks, there were simply municipal broadband networks.   And more than a third of those municipal broadband communities offer open access networks to their citizens. The pilot phase, costing $2.26

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 — As traditional cable TV subscriptions decline, a debate over the appropriate compensation from communication services using public rights of way took center stage during a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event Wednesday. ” However, efforts to tax streaming services or impose broadband fees have faced legal roadblocks.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw federal broadband policy into chaos recently by declaring the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional. A rational broadband policy, therefore, would focus funding on these issues. We had exactly that with the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), but Congress  let it lapse  in May.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released a report analyzing federal broadband investments in fiscal year 2022 on Wednesday. According to agency data, federal outlays from broadband projects grew by 120 percent from fiscal 2021 to 2022, from %6.7 billion to $14.7

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 15, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2024 – In an effort to enhance broadband connectivity in one of the world’s most remote regions, a major telecommunications company has called for updates to a program supporting high-cost broadband deployment in Alaska. Representatives from GCI Communication Corp.,

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

8, 2024 – A fair distribution of broadband subsidies might not be possible if federal regulators fail to understand who needs assistance – particularly when broadband availability data, especially for fixed wireless coverage, is often overstated in rural and underserved areas. WASHINGTON, Oct.   The $42.5

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 16, 2024

In an era where staying connected is more important than ever, eSIM technology is rapidly transforming the way we use our mobile devices. This explosive growth is expected to make eSIMs commonplace in smartphones and extend their reach to all connected devices that use a cellular network, such as cars, drones, and smartwatches.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Back in April, a consortium led by telecoms mogul Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding announced plans to purchase both Ukrainian TV and fixed broadband provider Datagroup-Volia and mobile operator Lifecell, with the intention of merging the two operators.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 26, 2024

has had a deliberate policy to lead the world in telecommunications. Three areas are critical to get right: Sound implementation of the historic opportunity to expand broadband and close the digital divide. To truly connect all Americans, private investment must be married with good public policy. For two decades, the U.S.

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

These advertisements claimed that customers could “switch from BT to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less.” ” Additionally, Vodafone asserted that “millions of BT customers across the UK are realizing they can switch to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less.”

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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. The Tribe had been working for nearly two years on the plans of the network and has convened a broadband task force to guide the initiative.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce approved Minnesota’s plan for broadband infrastructure deployment. In June 2023, Klobuchar announced that the U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

Glenn Youngkin announced more than $41 million in grants for 10 broadband construction projects across 20 communities in the state on July 24. The money comes from the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative, which seeks to provide high-speed internet access to unserved addresses. August 9, 2024 – Virginia Gov.

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Rural Broadband Association

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Member Moments: A Groundbreaking Fiber Connection Send to all affiliates Off user_1153020 Thu, 10/10/2024 - 15:39 Byline By Danielle Malley, Communications Assistant Associated Date Thu, 10/10/2024 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section Centranet (Stillwater, Okla.) The connection marks the next chapter of the $35.8

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 11, 2024

DENVER, August 11, 2024 – Experts disagreed on whether fiber to the home deployments are essential for preparing for the future at the concluding panel at Mountain Connect Wednesday. Mountain Connect conferences in 2022 and 2023 were enthusiastically pro-fiber.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 28, 2024

Prior to his work at NTUF, he was a First Amendment litigator and Executive Editor of the Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law (now the Colorado Tech Journal). Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 10, 2024

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the unanimous Senate Commerce Committee passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act. As co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, I’ll keep fighting to close the digital divide and ensure Minnesota families can reliably access the high-speed internet they need.”

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 8, 2024

DENVER, August 8, 2024 – State broadband office directors shared how they adapted to challenges posed by the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. The directors from six different states appeared during a Tuesday Mountain Connect plenary panel here to talk strategy. The BEAD program, which is to provide $42.5

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Their broadband coverage is good (99 percent) but adoption could use some help. That roughly 12% gap means the state has other priorities for broadband funding than many less-well-connected states. Telecompetitor reports on Connecticut and their plans to close the digital divide based.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

16, 2024 – With millions of Americans still struggling to afford internet access, a new report sheds light on how future broadband affordability programs could better target those in need.    Broadband Affordability: What Should Change? WASHINGTON, Oct. It eventually reached more than 23 million American households.

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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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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The 2018 Order has now been superseded by a new FCC order that classifies broadband as a telecom-munications service subject to Title II of the Communi-cations Act—a statutory framework under which Congress gave the FCC broader regulatory authority. In April, a panel of the U.S. Small ISPs may seek an exemption.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 13, 2024

“Lebara has built a strong brand and loyal customer base by providing high-quality mobile telecommunications services at competitive prices,” echoed Wendy McMillan, partner at Waterland Private Equity. “We look forward to working closely with the management team to continue on Lebara’s growth journey together, leveraging our expertise in the telecommunications (..)

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EldoTelecom

MAY 18, 2024

The FCC’s reclassification of Internet delivered services as telecommunications services under its Open Internet rulemaking effectively abrogates this component of its 2019 rulemaking. Follow on Twitter @eldotelecom

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USTELECOM

MAY 2, 2024

Congress faces an imminent decision about the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the connectivity it delivers to 23 million households. As it does so, America’s broadband providers will continue to show up every day, providing affordable high-speed internet to communities across the country.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 19, 2024

It was nice to hear from broadband providers from the Northeast Minnesota. The spoke frankly about the trials, tribulations and success for building broadband in the area. The importance of the Affordable Connectivity Program also came up – and the loss of trust that came up with loss of broadband. 10:10 a.m. –

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 28, 2024

From the Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates BEAD Challenge, resources + updates Digital Opportunity update Governor’s Task Force on Broadband, August meeting recap Register Today: 2024 Minnesota Workforce Summit! Louis County.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey 's office has unveiled a  new round of broadband grants  that will expand fiber access to unserved homes and businesses across 23 Alabama counties. Another big winner in this latest round of Alabama broadband grants was rural phone cooperative  Farmers Telecommunications Corp.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

17, 2024 - Federal regulators took another step on Wednesday toward connecting every American with equitable access to broadband internet. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the federal regulatory body responsible for advising the president on telecommunications and information policy, awarded more than $6.3

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 16, 2024

15, 2024 - Missouri has begun accepting applications for digital equity grants in an effort to connect residents to affordable, high-speed broadband internet. Missouri’s Office of Broadband Development announced Tuesday that it was accepting applications for its $14 million Digital Opportunity Grant Program.

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Rural Broadband Association

AUGUST 21, 2024

Another Wildly Successful Congressional Broadband Tour Send to all affiliates Off user_1153020 Wed, 08/21/2024 - 11:06 Byline By Pam Becker, Executive Director, Foundation for Rural Service Associated Date Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section Power, permits and PDX.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This legislation aims to engage with the FCC’s broadband deployment locations map and align it with the NTIA’s broadband infrastructure funding database. This legislation aims to engage with the FCC’s broadband deployment locations map and align it with the NTIA’s broadband infrastructure funding database.

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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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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

With 1200+ global carrier partnerships, the company enables its customers to connect across the world including hard-to-reach areas. Under the agreement, Sparkle will provide capacity on the Blue & Raman Submarine Cable Systems which will connect India to Italy.

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