Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

12, 2024 – Officials from the state of Hawaii met with representatives from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Tuesday to announce new funding for the state to connect underserved Native Hawaiian residents with high-speed broadband. Sylvia Luke (D) stated.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 4, 2025

As states like Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Washington receive their BEAD funding and additional federal funds towards broadband expansion, creativity in implementation is ripe for the picking. For years, rural communities in the Mountain States region have faced a consistent challenge - lack of access to high-speed internet.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

while other systems in Seminole, Seagraves, and Denver City will be transferred to Poka Lambro Telecommunications Ltd.  "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 the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

12, 2024 – A rural broadband association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to maintain its established position that satellite internet is not a substitute for wireline broadband. NTCA said that satellite internet cannot support simultaneous usage by every potential subscriber. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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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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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 9, 2024

9, 2024 – With billions in federal broadband funding at stake, Ookla is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to get serious about real-time data, warning that outdated maps could misdirect funds away from communities who need it most. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 – Modern broadband should be considered a telecommunications service subject to utility-style regulation, a former Federal Communications Commission staffer told federal judges Tuesday. Broadband trade groups trying to strike down the rules had an early success invoking the Supreme Court’s major questions rule.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released a report analyzing federal broadband investments in fiscal year 2022 on Wednesday. residents receiving access to high-speed internet through those programs. billion in obligations. billion in obligations. billion to $14.7

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 – In the United States, before there were extensive broadband open access networks, there were simply municipal broadband networks.   And more than a third of those municipal broadband communities offer open access networks to their citizens.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In 2022, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program largely excluded satellite broadband from its Notice of Funding Opportunity, due to reliability concerns over the technology's nascent state. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In 2022, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program largely excluded satellite broadband from its Notice of Funding Opportunity, due to reliability concerns over the technology's nascent state. David Zumwalt  is President and CEO of WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

Today the MN House Taxes Committee hear on two broadband-related bills. They started with HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified, which was laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus. I will post them separately for easily search access.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 10, 2024

10, 2024 - A regional internet service provider said it has become the first company to demonstrate ultra-high-speed fiber internet to a tribal community. provides broadband access to more than 10,000 locations in North Central Oklahoma. under its Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on Internet providers that withhold information on where they are providing service.   The FCC uses this data to create coverage maps and assess the state of broadband coverage in the United States.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 25, 2024

During a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event on Wednesday, Brian Allenby , senior director of program operations at Maine Connectivity Authority, emphasized that the state’s "Working Internet ASAP" program aims to provide immediate connectivity while waiting for permanent solutions. "These WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 7, 2025

billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program, states continue to show strong participation rates among Internet service providers competing for a share of the funding. Broadband Breakfast continues to track state-by-state participation as more data becomes available. See billion BEAD funds.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2024 – Expanding broadband access to all Americans will require accurate data collection and mapping to ensure that funding and resources are allocated effectively.  Broadband Breakfast on September 18, 2024 - Measuring Broadband: What’s the Next Step?

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved digital equity plans for several states as part of its broader Digital Equity Act initiative. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Canadian regulator CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has decided to extend the fiber networks of large ISPs (Internet

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

” The roughly $8 billion-per-year program supports building and maintaining rural networks, plus internet and phone discounts for low-income households, schools and libraries, and health care centers. “We absolutely think broadband is part of the solution, but we think it needs to be the whole ecosystem.”

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Telecom Talk

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb has sought fast-track approval from Indias Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to deploy its twin Earth station gateways

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

News The heavy reliance on undersea cables remains a major risk as over 95% of global internet traffic depends on them UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has urged European leaders for increased cooperation on subsea infrastructure defences at a European Council meeting in Brussels. Get tickets here.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, SK Telecom is working on “Edge AI,” which integrates mobile networks with AI computing to reduce latency and improve security.

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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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Total Telecom

AUGUST 22, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific region, the optical industry is booming, which promotes the popularization and quality improvement of broadband. He stressed that NBTC plans to increase broadband penetration to 80% by 2025. Viewpoint On August 14, 2024, 200 industry leaders and experts from around the world attended the Asia-Pacific F5.5G

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved by a voice voice 10 bipartisan bills on Tuesday, sending the full House the measures focused on telecommunications, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and domestic manufacturing. Buddy Carter , R-Ga., The bill’s sponsor, Rep. the U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

Glenn Youngkin announced more than $41 million in grants for 10 broadband construction projects across 20 communities in the state on July 24. The money comes from the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative, which seeks to provide high-speed internet access to unserved addresses. August 9, 2024 – Virginia Gov.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

million broadband project came down to one vote at a City Council meeting here on Monday night. The projects supporters said their goal is providing high-speed internet access to every home and business in Willmar, an agricultural city of about 21,000 known for its nearby lakes. The networks estimated $24.5

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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 12, 2024

12, 2024 – Amid growing calls to raise the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband speed benchmark, major industry groups have urged the FCC to hold steady at the 100 * 20 Megabits per second (Mbps) standard it adopted just this year. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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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. John Windhausen Jr.

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VoIP Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The UK’s telecommunications regulator, Ofcom , has granted a new licence to Amazon’s Kuiper satellite constellation to enhance satellite-based internet services. Non-geostationary satellites like Kuiper present a promising solution to the ongoing digital divide by providing internet where conventional infrastructure lags.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 20, 2025

20, 2025 — Analysts at the Competitive Enterprise Institute are urging Congress to enact broad telecommunications reforms as outlined in CEI’s Jan.14 However, more than three years since BEAD's passage, not a single person has been connected to the internet by a BEADA-funded project. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 10, 2024

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the unanimous Senate Commerce Committee passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act. We should be able to bring high-speed internet to every family in Minnesota— regardless of their zip code,” said Klobuchar.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 3, 2024

An invitation from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration… NTIA Internet Use Survey 30 th Anniversary Celebration December 5 th , 3:00-4:30 p.m. Please join NTIA, our Census Bureau colleagues, and special guests as we mark this important milestone on December 5th from 3:00-4:30 p.m.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce approved Minnesota’s plan for broadband infrastructure deployment. In June 2023, Klobuchar announced that the U.S.

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