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Women’s History Month: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Rural Broadband Association

Jeannette and her husband Mike purchased Albion Telephone Company (now ATC Communications; Albion, Idaho) in 1929. Jumping forward a few years, we have Mildred Foster , the matriarch of Twin Valley Telephone (Miltonvale, Kan.). De Lamb and her husband Bill purchased Dubois Telephone Exchange in 1958, when it only had 140 subscribers.

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Update on bills SF0883 and SF0735: taxation exemption for broadband providers

Blandin on Broadband

The Senate Committee on Taxes heard two bills that talked about tax exemptions for broadband equipment. If its TV or telephone, they provider are exemption for taxes (for some equipment). As of Jan 2025, 395,000 households dont have broadband. Represents a wide range of broadband provides, We are for the bill.

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Conexon Connect Completes First Major Florida Fiber Deployment

Broadband Breakfast

” Conexon’s Alexis Madison told ILSR that the EREC project will be financed with approximately $21.8 million, two Broadband Opportunity Program grants totaling $5.9 million, and a Broadband Infrastructure Program grant of $9.6 million in grants, including an Escambia County grant of $6.3

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF844 getting more data on broadband deployment from providers

Blandin on Broadband

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, From the Minnesota House Schultz and Baker introduced: F.

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Consortium to bring fiber to every American doorstep

EldoTelecom

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. State and local governments and railroads will be offered fiber connectivity at no cost in exchange for right of way access and waiver of all permitting. “We

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

Blandin on Broadband

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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Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism

Broadband Breakfast

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.