Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 4, 2024

With federal broadband funding flowing, how do we ensure funded networks actually deliver the promised speeds? Join us to discover the best practices for accurate speed testing for ISPs participating in federal broadband programs. Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Across America, municipalities are embroiled in a controversial push to tax streaming video and broadband services. Some cities are lobbying to classify Netflix and its ilk as "utilities," while others urge the FCC to lift restrictions on broadband fees. What led to the push for these taxes in the first place?

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Viewpoints California is aggressively attacking the digital divide with investment and a belief in broadband. By Brad Randall, Editor at Broadband Communities As America’s most-populated state, California still has a population density lower than Ohio, despite having a land area nearly four times larger. Here’s why that matters.

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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. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. "I was made aware of the sale when I received a notice in the mail from TDS indicating the upcoming changes," Mayor Eaves told Broadband Breakfast. "To Alpine, Texas (pop.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

  Collectively, there is something else we all can do to support these heroes: expand veteran access to broadband technology and the internet. In Pittsburgh, a third of all seniors and households making less than $20,000 do not have broadband access. About 75% of the commonwealth is considered rural.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 20, 2024

St Cloud Live reports … Minnesota’s Border-to-Border Broadband Development grant program gave Stearns County another $1.25 million to support expansion projects in Paynesville Township and the Wakefield and Luxemburg areas, according to a county media release. The combined cost of the expansion projects is $2.8

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Join us for a special "Books on Broadband" live stream on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET, featuring Dr. Nicol Turner Lee as she discusses her new book, "Digitally Invisible." Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 21, 2025

Now that the lengthy legal beef has been settled and New York’s  Affordable Broadband Act is set to take effect this month, it marks a potentially pivotal moment in a national effort to address one of the biggest barriers to broadband adoption:  Affordability.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Sign up for BroadbandLive on Zoom Panelists Panelists have been invited Drew Clark  (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

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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. As executive director, he spearheads SHLB's membership growth and shapes its broadband policy recommendations. What happens next?

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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 26, 2024

Join Broadband Breakfast as Broadband Breakfast Live Online comes before C-SPAN's national television audience. "Next This event marks the opportunity to bring critical conversations about digital inclusion and broadband access to new viewers across the country.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

billion program critical to expanding broadband access in rural and underserved areas. The USF plays a central role in funding several telecommunications programs, including: E-Rate : Discounted internet access for schools and libraries, with $2.46 WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2024 – The U.S. billion allocated in FY 2023.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw federal broadband policy into chaos recently by declaring the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional. The goal of USF should be to close the digital divide by getting people who don’t yet have Internet service online. Up until now, USF has gotten its priorities backwards.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Vodafone also claimed that “millions of BT customers across the UK are realising they can switch to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less”. Because the claims in the ads would be understood to relate to the full internet connection up to the device, rather than to the router, we considered the data did not support the claims. “We

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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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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Their focus in on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, but I think the factors they mention are true for anyone with limited and broadband access… With the election less than a week away and access to reliable election information more important than ever, what happens when communities lack internet access?

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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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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

These advertisements claimed that customers could “switch from BT to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less.” ” Additionally, Vodafone asserted that “millions of BT customers across the UK are realizing they can switch to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less.”

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2024

16, 2024 – With millions of Americans still struggling to afford internet access, a new report sheds light on how future broadband affordability programs could better target those in need.    Broadband Affordability: What Should Change? WASHINGTON, Oct.   An estimated 54.1 million households, or 41% of U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 12, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit  agreed Friday to pause consumer groups’ effort to require Internet Service Providers to contribute to a multibillion broadband subsidy program run by the  Federal Communications Commission.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As  Joe Kane , the director of Broadband and Spectrum Policy for the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation,  noted , “The Supreme Court’s decision in  Loper Bright v. Broadband Breakfast accepts commentary from informed observers of the broadband scene.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to exempt Internet Service Providers from kicking into a federal broadband subsidy program has this week stirred some procedural activity in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. billion Universal Service Fund.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A coalition advocating for student connectivity, along with the Los Angeles Unified School District, has urged the FCC to expand its funding options for off-campus student internet access beyond Wi-Fi hotspots.  

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals announced  last month  that it would temporarily block the Commission’s highly controversial  net neutrality rule , which imposes utility-style regulations on the internet and requires service providers to  treat  different types of data the same. Verrilli Jr.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

WINNER: Wildanet The finalists were: Brsk Fibrus Broadband Lightning Fibre Truespeed Communications Wessex Internet Zzoomm Digital Council of the Year Local councils have become a vital part of Connected Britain and the winner in this category has shown exceptional leadership.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission.

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 28, 2025

An invitation from Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. Libraries in Response Session 117: ’Human Infrastructure of Broadband Project” Registration is Open Thursday, Jan. Libraries in Response Session 117: ’Human Infrastructure of Broadband Project” Registration is Open Thursday, Jan.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 16, 2024

It offers unparalleled convenience and flexibility by allowing people to use their data plans when they travel, access maps, check emails, and update social media wherever they are—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional roaming charges. Broadband Breakfast accepts commentary from informed observers of the broadband scene.

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ACT Corp

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Wondering, “What is Internet?” Curious about how to check internet speed? Let’s unravel how internet works and find the perfect service that suits your digital escapades! Find out what are the uses of internet and what is a good internet speed, in this blog. What Is the Internet?

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 3, 2024

FarrPoint estimates that improved broadband internet connectivity could generate over $70 million in direct economic benefits for the county over the next 15 years.   The expansion of high-speed broadband unlocks business growth and job creation, attracting people to come and put down roots. It often isn’t.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Decades of regulatory liberalization gave birth to the Internet and enabled, among other things, wireless internet service providers (WISPs) to flourish. Broadband kept many Americans connected through the pandemic.    It was a lifeline, but not everyone had access to the Internet during those trying times. 

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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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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 11, 2025

To all the persistently negative and noisy broadband fiber network naysayers, I want to follow up on my previous article on the deployment of a fiber broadband Internet infrastructure. My generation has built cellphone networks, personal computer networks and the Internet data highway system.

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