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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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

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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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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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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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 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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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 10, 2025

billion effort to end the digital divide, a state broadband head said Thursday. We can pivot,” said Brandy Reitter , head of Colorado’s broadband office. The agency updated its financing rules and domestic manufacturing requirements over the last two years. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2025

Nevada’s final proposal for deploying broadband throughout the state received federal approval Thursday evening, meaning every state that released the document has been greenlit. Nevada tapped Amazon’s nascent Kuiper Systems for its satellite locations.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 9, 2024

will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming "Broadband in the Trump Administration," conference, a timely gathering examining the future of telecommunications policy following the 2024 presidential election. Visit Broadband in the Trump Administration for complete information. WASHINGTON, Dec.

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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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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We are looking forward to seeing many of you in Washington at "Broadband in the Trump Administration" on Thursday, Dec. The year 2024 has been a big one for broadband policy. Incoming President Donald Trump will certainly have much to say about the shape of broadband policy. What 2025 looks like is rather cloudy.

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