Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Today the MN Broadband Task Force met and heard from the Department of Labor and Industry about training and certification for broadband installers, a timely topic as the MN Legislature looks at amending rules that passed last session requiring training and certification for broadband installers. There is no fee required.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 21, 2025

London, 21 st January 2025 Cerillion (AIM: CER), a leading provider of BSS/OSS-as-a-Service solutions to the telecoms industry, today announced a major new contract with Ucom, one of the leading telecommunications providers in Armenia. It operates large 4G+ and 5G mobile networks, extended fixed fibre network and up-to-date IPTV service.

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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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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

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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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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VoIP Review

MARCH 27, 2025

million out of a targeted 70 million for its Series B financing round, the firm is strategically positioned with support from other noteworthy investors such as Global Portfolio Investments, which contributed 10 million, and a 5.2 Having already secured 58.8 million convertible note.

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Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

In 1947, she encouraged her husband Joe to pursue ownership of the Miltonvale Telephone Company, helped secure financing for the acquisition, and then managed the office, handled billing, recordkeeping, service orders and customer payments all by hand. In 1992, she and her father, Charlie, co-founded Fail Telecommunications Corp.

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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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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

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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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Happening tomorrow morning and both topics may be of interest… Thursday, February 20, 2025 , 8:15 AM Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Chair: Rep. 47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified II. Dave Baker Location: Capitol G3 Agenda: H.F.

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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. As frequent readers know, I have been a big supporter of these events ever since Erik Bohlin joined the Ivey Business School as the Ivey Chair in Telecommunications Economics.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Today the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy heard more about: HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. MN has good broadband. The certification program set to start this year could bring broadband deployment to a halt.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

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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EldoTelecom

MARCH 14, 2024

Unlike general obligation bonds, which are backed by the taxing power of the issuing government, revenue bonds are supported by the income generated from the project they are financing. As the linked blog post above notes, it’s difficult to meet that underwriting standard in less densely populated exurban areas.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 9, 2024

  With the latest proposal from the Federal Communications Commission to standardize handset unlocking within 60 days of service activation, AT&T has once again warned of dire consequences – higher prices, increased fraud, and reduced financing options for customers. 

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

844, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying provisions governing broadband workforce plan data; modifying investigative authority; modifying provisions governing underground telecommunications infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.395, 395, subdivision 9; 216B.17, 52 to 216B.61

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The company also requested a two-year compliance period for the proposed mandate, which would require mobile providers to unlock customers' devices, even if the devices are still under financing agreements.  ” AT&T’s filing also urged regulators to consider the differences between prepaid and postpaid models.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Similarly, enterprises in industries such as manufacturing, transportation, energy, and finance increasingly rely on reliable interconnected connectivity for systems and data-driven processes to operate reliably and efficiently. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

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VoIP Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

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. called Dish “one of the most anti-union employers in the entire telecommunications industry.”

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

based organization noted that financing options from providers could complicate unlocking if customers choose to unlock their phone while still in a monthly payment plan. And consumers can choose to purchase unlocked devices either through a device manufacturer or on the secondary market,” CAGW President Thomas Schatz said.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

974, A bill for an act relating to broadband; establishing the Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions governing broadband services and broadband infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.39, From the Minnesota House … Freiberg; Lee, F.; Carroll; Koegel and Clardy introduced: H.

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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. We’re all rural and we’re all in this together recognizing investor owned providers are not going to meet our need for advanced telecommunications. The takeaway here draws from history.

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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. Doing so is consistent with the public policy intent of 1996 Telecommunications Act to timely bring advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans.”

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EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg – the brand name for AT&T’s joint venture with BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Fund to build open access fiber delivery advanced telecommunications infrastructure -- boasted other open access networks would be unable to scale up like Gigapower. marketplace.”

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 28, 2024

In addition to the electronic or paper filing, copies of each nomination should be submitted to Charles Tyler, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, via email Charles.Tyler@fcc.gov. 97-21 and 96-45.” [3]

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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. At Epsilon, we “Interconnect the World”.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 31, 2025

White Paper Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft & Vandalism Learn More White Paper Provided by NCTA, CTIA, USTelecom, The Rural Broadband Association: The U.S. Increasing vandalism has also impacted the fiber-optic networks that are now common in many broadband and wireless networks.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

The MN House Ag, Finance and Policy committee heard about HF47 : Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Agriculture Finance and Policy Chair: Rep. We want to keep people safe and have broadband. Q: The bigger question is can we meet the broadband building deadline?

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 23, 2025

He said, “If Elon Musk had decided to be a ginormous Democratic donor , I have no doubt that the Biden administration would have pulled out a piñata and celebrated Starlink providing broadband.”   I understand why the new administration wants to speed up Broadband Deployment across the country. Is the U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

" I've heard stories like Hopson's a lot in my seven years reporting on the broadband industry and its technology. "The digital divide is fundamentally tied to inequality," says Christopher Ali , professor of telecommunications at Penn State University. "We " Maine's broadband coverage.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 10, 2025

10, 2025 –With just a few days left in its term, the Biden administration continues to fund the development of wireless broadband networks.    The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded about $117 million in grants from the Wireless Innovation Fund on Friday. 

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 11, 2025

The League of MN Cities reports… Building on last sessions momentum to update Minnesotas cable act, lawmakers have reintroduced the Equal Access to Broadband Act in both the House and Senate. Funding bill for PEG stations introduced In addition to the Equal Access to Broadband Act, HF 1740 , authored by Rep.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 6, 2025

1971, A bill for an act relating to commerce; relieving telephone companies or telecommunications carriers of the obligation to serve certain areas; requiring the Office of Broadband Development to resolve disputes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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