Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 11, 2024

11, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission moved Wednesday to open more of the unlicensed 6 GigaHertz band to very low power devices, and to loosen financing requirements for some of its broadband subsidy programs.  WASHINGTON, Dec.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 – Internet Service Provider Brightspeed announced that it secured a multi-billion dollar financing deal that will reinforce its ability to successfully build out a fiber build plan.   Through the financing transaction, Brightspeed receives approximately $3.7

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 – Internet Service Provider Brightspeed announced that it secured a multi-billion dollar financing deal that will reinforce its ability to successfully build out a fiber build plan.   Through the financing transaction, Brightspeed receives approximately $3.7

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

20, 2024 – A draft of an order up for consideration at the Federal Communications Commission’s December meeting would loosen some financing rules for its broadband subsidy programs. The agency has been extending a waiver applying RDOF financing rules to CAF II auction participants since 2020. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Before joining Vodafone, Nick held senior global finance positions at Miller Freeman Worldwide Plc as Group CFO and at Federal Express Corporation for 10 years. He has been a long-time advocate for diversity and inclusion, serving as a United Nations HeForShe champion and United Nations Broadband Commissioner.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

News The move is the largest direct foreign investment in Ukraine since the war began This week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have confirmed they will jointly invest $435 million into Ukraine’s newest converged telco.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Press Release Rural broadband provider Quickline has taken a significant step in its commitment to nurturing regional talent by welcoming its first cohort of telecoms apprentices. These contracts will see Quickline bringing gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach communities, bridging the digital divide in rural areas.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A spokesperson for TalkTalk told the Telegraph that the move was planned, and followed a break up of the TalkTalk group last year, where it split into three separate companies: wholesale, consumer broadband and small business. London based RSM has been appointed as the replacement.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Looks like a great event… The American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) and ILSRs Community Broadband Networks Initiative are teaming up to host a webinar later this month for local and community leaders interested or on the fence in pursuing municipal broadband solutions to local connectivity challenges.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

TheMN House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee Meeting heard from Office of Broadband Development. Yes we dont consider low orbit satellite to be reliable broadband. Yes we dont consider low orbit satellite to be reliable broadband. You can see the video below, the PPTs and questions. We are monitoring.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 20, 2024

This cash increase is expected to enhance the SSIIF’s ability to finance crucial semiconductor projects aimed making China less reliant on foreign technology.

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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. Meanwhile, Quicklines investment extends beyond engineering.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This was “primarily due to lower revenue, higher specific costs and higher net finance expenses,” the company explained. In response, CEO Allison Kirkby outlined several measures to mitigate this impact, including potentially passing costs on to mobile and broadband customers. Reported profit before tax sits at £1 billion, down 10%.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

From an email notification from Agriculture Finance and PolicyCommittee Administrator… A meeting of the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee has been posted for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. The agenda is as follows: Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee Meeting Chair: Rep.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 21, 2024

USAC is a non-profit that manages the Universal Service Fund and other broadband subsidy programs for the FCC. 's] administrative resources,” WISPA wrote in reply comments posted Tuesday. Current FCC rules limit participants' options to banks.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - Industry experts gathered Wednesday to assess the state of broadband connectivity in America, highlighting both significant progress and persistent challenges in closing the digital divide since the COVID-19 pandemic began. "We " Broadband Breakfast on March 12, 2025 - 5 Years On: Where Is Broadband Now?

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 21, 2025

Thanks to its 4G+ and 5G mobile networks and state-of-the art fibre network, Ucom provides a convergent portfolio of services to both B2C and B2B customers and is already a major provider of IPTV and broadband. The Company has a global customer base, with c. 80 customer installations across c.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) releases a report ( Government-Owned Broadband Networks Are Not Competing on a Level Playing Field ) looking at 20 Government Owned Networks. States should be careful about using Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding to make GONs sustainable.

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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 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2024 – Broadband providers and banking groups are continuing to ask that the Federal Communications Commission ditch the bank rating system it has relied on for its subsidy program’s financing requirements.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 27, 2025

A world without broadband internet. Today, about 15% of New Mexico’s population does not have broadband internet, creating a serious, and perhaps, dangerous digital divide that prevents far too many from maximizing their success in the modern world. It’s tough to imagine. Yet too many New Mexicans experience it.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 18, 2024 – A new wave of private capital and joint ventures is beginning to transform the way open access networks are financed and developed. Open access networks allow multiple Internet Service Providers to utilize the same broadband infrastructure, which can foster competition and reduce costs.

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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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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

MN House of Reps outlines the meeting held yesterday on HF47, which addresses safety standards for broadband installers. (I On Thursday, the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee approved HF47 along party lines and sent it to the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

13, 2025 – Altice USA reported 39,300 total broadband losses in the fourth quarter of 2024, in line with Wall Street expectations. percent of its broadband customers had taken up a mobile plan, lower than Comcast and Charter. WASHINGTON, Feb. The cable operator gained 56,600 fiber subscribers. The company said 5.7

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 15, 2025

Office hours registration + broadband webinars Last week, OBD held two webinars to provide up to date information on timelines and next steps for both the federal funding for Digital Equity Act and BEAD in Minnesota. More information on this and past meetings can be found on the Broadband Task Force webpage.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

1552, A bill for an act relating to broadband; modifying matching requirements for the lower population density grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.3952, The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy. 3952, subdivision 2. 3952, subdivision 2.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

wants to stretch the broadband dollar as far as possible. Moran – likely with bipartisan support in the Senate and House – was renewing his effort to pass a bill to ensure that broadband grants from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan will not be subject to federal taxation.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Senate Committee on Taxes heard two bills that talked about tax exemptions for broadband equipment. As of Jan 2025, 395,000 households dont have broadband. This bill would extend tax exemptions for fiber and conduit purchased (or leased) to deploy better broadband. Revenue thinks this has to do with finances.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Broadband Task Force got updates from the Office of Broadband Development, including an in depth report on the Line Extension programs as they distribute their Round 3 funding. Welcome from Teddy Bekele, Chair, Minnesota Governor’s Task Force on Broadband 10:10 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. . – She is retiring at the end of April.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

communities, announced deep staff cuts last week in an effort to shore up the company's finances. At the end of the second quarter, Ting reported 48,000 broadband subscribers, an increase of 2,100 sequentially. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2024 – Ting Internet, a fiber Internet Service Provider available in several U.S.

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Mark Goldberg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

New Frontiers in Broadband, an Ivey telecom policy workshop , is coming up on the afternoon of October 16 in downtown Toronto. I hope you’ll register to join this special session looking at new frontiers in broadband. The post New frontiers in broadband appeared first on Telecom Trends.

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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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