Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 4, 2025

As states like Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Washington receive their BEAD funding and additional federal funds towards broadband expansion, creativity in implementation is ripe for the picking. For years, rural communities in the Mountain States region have faced a consistent challenge - lack of access to high-speed internet.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In July 2024, the FCC voted to expand its E-rate Funding program, which has traditionally subsidized internet access for eligible schools and libraries, to off-premise Wi-Fi hotspots. Some educators and tech advocates are calling on the FCC to broaden the scope beyond Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 3, 2024

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.    Starting on October 21 , the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will open the application window for $451.7 million in funding allocated to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved areas across the state. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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ACT Corp

JULY 10, 2024

Not merely a boon but a requirement in today's digital age, Eluru city nourishes high-speed internet access for its development and flourishing. Fiber broadband, provided by leading internet providers in Eluru, has changed how education, entertainment, and economic activities were experienced earlier.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

California’s $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant Program (FFA) has announced another $207 million in new broadband grants across Amador, Los Angeles, and Solano Counties. The FFA program is part of California’s broader California’s Broadband For All plan. The City of Vallejo will leverage $3.8

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 8, 2025

In early December 2024, the NTIA unveiled their Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (Project LEIA) Interactive Map This map uses Project LEIA experimental estimates to depict household wired Internet adoption for every county in the United States in 2022. This map is uses data from 2022. 1 Washington 82.8 2 Scott 82.3 3 Stevens 82.2

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 8, 2025

These contracts will help deploy high-speed broadband in remote areas such as the Dee Valley, Isle of Anglesey, and beyond, enhancing internet speeds and reliability for around 131,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses. Currently, more than 85% of UK households can access gigabit-capable broadband.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program was poised to be a major force in closing the digital divide in the United States. billion allocated to expand broadband infrastructure in underserved regions, the initiative held great promise for connecting millions of Americans to high-speed internet.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 5, 2024

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2024 in Denver for a discussion about the themes raised at this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 10th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Rural broadband Internet in this country for the most part remains monopolized, overpriced, insufficiently fast, hampering economic growth and resilience, as well as educational and healthcare  opportunities.  This  Internet is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, and these ratings should be a disgrace to us all.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In July 2024, the FCC voted to expand its E-rate Funding program, which has traditionally subsidized internet access for eligible schools and libraries, to off-premise Wi-Fi hotspots. Some educators and tech advocates are calling on the FCC to broaden the scope beyond Wi-Fi hotspots. John Windhausen Jr.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 27, 2025

A world without broadband internet. Whether it’s accessing education, telehealth, government services or economic opportunity, the internet is an integral part of our lives. The program would provide broadband to New Mexicans immediately, while ground-based, long-term projects are being built.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 22, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific region, the optical industry is booming, which promotes the popularization and quality improvement of broadband. He stressed that NBTC plans to increase broadband penetration to 80% by 2025. Viewpoint On August 14, 2024, 200 industry leaders and experts from around the world attended the Asia-Pacific F5.5G

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Ookla, the broadband measurement company, made that judgment by claiming these states have the highest percentage of Ookla Speedtest users that meet the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum standard for fixed broadband speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream. WASHINGTON, Oct. It noted that only 28.7

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

September 16, 2024 – The North Carolina Department of Information Technology's (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity on Monday announced that it had initiated the pre-qualification process for internet service providers to participate in the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 25, 2024

It’s clear we need more resiliency in our broadband policy. If every household could reach the outside world by both a cell tower and a fixed broadband connection, then when one of them went down—as has happened for  millions of people  in areas hit by Hurricane Helene—they might not be completely cut off.

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AT&T Connects

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

She uses it for reliable, high-speed internet connectivity and helps other older adults with basic computer skills, email access, and other online activities, such as searching for information to meet their needs. The post Empowering Communities Together through Broadband Connectivity appeared first on AT&T Connects.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society reports This week, Congress passed the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 , this year’s version of theNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lakes Area Radio reports … Otter Tail Telcom (Park Region) is expanding its fiber broadband network in Otter Tail County, providing high-speed internet access to 286 homes and businesses in six townships near Fergus Falls. Townships included in the project are Aastad, Buse, Carlisle, Orwell, Oscar, and Western.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Department of Treasury to provide payments to states, territories, freely associated states, and Tribal Governments to carry out critical capital projects directly enabling work, education, and healthcare monitoring in response to the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic public health emergency. Minnesota was awarded $47.5 million from the U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2024

It benefits from the Federal Communications Commission’s E-Rate program , which provides discounts to assist eligible schools and libraries in obtaining affordable internet access.  The region comprises 60 individual school districts and three charter schools with 226 campuses.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 15, 2024

KNSI radio reports … Stearns County is getting the last piece it needs to wire its rural residents with high-speed internet. million in grants through the Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program, which is run by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The county has received $1.25

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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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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Fierce Network reports … Joseph Wender, director of the Capital Projects Fund, said at last week’s Broadband Nation Expo that the program has awarded all the states and territories their portion of the $10 billion fund, and the awardees have decided to spend $8 billion on broadband infrastructure projects. Wender said the U.S.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Of the almost $52 million, CTC received $2,127,530 in funding support for the “Wrenshall Community Broadband Project”. With the support of the MN Border to Border Broadband Grant, CTC is proud to help bridge the digital divide in rural Carlton County, bringing high-speed fiber optic internet to communities that have long been underserved.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Department of Commerce approved Minnesota’s plan for broadband infrastructure deployment. This development advances Minnesota to the next step in their planned affordable broadband rollout across the state. However, many households in Minnesota currently don’t have a reliable broadband connection,” said Klobuchar.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Press Release Thursday September 26 th , 2024: A further 4,500 homes and businesses across rural West Yorkshire and the York area can now access the fastest, most reliable broadband on the market, thanks to broadband provider Quickline Communications.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Senator Wicker (R-Miss ) wants a streamlined National Strategy to fund broadband Thanks to Congress work on the infrastructure law, America has the funding to make internet coverage reliable nationwide. Where broadband goes, economic growth and educational opportunity follow.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This analysis addresses how states are including broadband access and affordability in their digital equity goals. These findings are not surprising, given that price, not availability, is one of the leading obstacles to unconnected households getting home broadband services.

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 20, 2025

counties with higher internet access in the summer and early fall of 2020. A new University of Michigan study found that broadband connection was a key factor in reducing mortality and incidence during the early months of the pandemic. To explore this relationship further, Allen is developing a project using U.S.

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Rural Broadband Association

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Member Moments: Changing the Playbook for Rural Educators Send to all affiliates Off user_1153020 Thu, 09/26/2024 - 16:06 Byline By Danielle Malley, Communications Assistant Associated Date Thu, 09/26/2024 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section A partnership between TruVista (Chester, S.C.)

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 6, 2025

6, 2025 – Reports that broadband costs always seem to rise don’t necessarily tell the full story. Take the middle-mile – a critical link between local networks and the global internet – where rural broadband providers are experiencing substantial cost reductions, according to a report released Jan.

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 24, 2025

The National Conference of State Legislatures has a slick Broadband Policy Toolkit … This NCSL toolkit covers the state policy landscape and considerations to address broadband deployment, adoption and affordability, and provides a wide variety of resources for policymakers, including legislative tracking, issue briefs and podcasts.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Their broadband coverage is good (99 percent) but adoption could use some help. But statewide usage statistics — from the American Community Survey and providers’ adoption data — showed that only about 87% of its locations actually subscribe to internet.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The panel discussed digital equity in the contexts of digital literacy and education. Angela Bennett , Digital Equity Director at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, asserted that state broadband offices must work with communities closely while building out infrastructure. 2-4) in Arlington, Va.,

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AT&T Connects

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Access to reliable internet and technology is essential to thrive in our modern world – opening opportunities for education and future careers. Through our AT&T Connected Learning initiative, AT&T is committing $5 billion to help 25 million people get and stay connected to high-speed internet by 2030.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

24, 2024 – Should the whole family lose internet access because someone in the household is downloading pirated content at the expense of music and film companies? It's a legal dispute the Supreme Court has been asked to settle by Cox Communications, a major broadband ISP with about 6 million subscribers nationally.

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