Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Their concerns involve not only video but also broadband. The association specifically cited GCI in Alaska as relying “ exclusively on satellite technology for the provision of basic telephone service, medical service, and distance learning.” Telecommunications Service Sector. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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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. It eventually reached more than 23 million American households.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 29, 2024

Faced with Petitioners’ arguments that the Rule exceeds the FCC’s authority under Section 222(a) of the Communications Act, the FCC downplays its previous reliance on that provision and instead pivots to Section 201(b). The FCC’s power to promulgate the 2024 Reporting Rule must therefore find support in Section 222.

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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,

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 22, 2024

“Tribal communities will only receive adequate broadband service if they are provided the resources to do it themselves, or the ability to choose their provider partnerships.” Other RDOF defaults have cited existing Tribal broadband projects.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 – Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Director Evan Feinman is pleased with the program’s participation as states begin fielding grant applications, he said Wednesday. BEAD The BEAD program is implemented by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 23, 2024

BEAD info from the NTIA… NTIA has released our BEAD Uniform Guidance Policy Notice Primer linked here: Uniform Guidance Policy Notice Primer | BroadbandUSA Topics include: Program Income Audit Federal Interest Period Fixed Amount Subawards Cost Principles Procurement Standards Property Standards On July 5, 2023, the National Telecommunications (..)

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 8, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided in July 2024 that the USF’s funding mechanism may violate provisions of the U.S. The USAC Board of Directors consists of 20 telecommunications experts who provide guidance on managing the broadband fund. The Supreme Court is set to review that decision this spring.

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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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EldoTelecom

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In the fourth decade since telecommunications began to shift to Internet protocol-based technologies, about half the connections to U.S. Thats according to a recently published white paper commissioned by the Fiber Broadband Association and Frontier Communications. homes have not yet been modernized to fiber optic lines.

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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.; 39, subdivision 1; 116J.394;

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

1860 :A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; prohibiting false caller identification information; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 325E.26, I am unlikely to follow this very closely but it’s more broadband adjacent that directly related but I thought folks might have an interest.

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Rural Broadband Association

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

On a more global scale, we are seeing newcomers take part in the provision of telecommunications and broadband. These blogs are brought to you by NTCA Women in Telecom, a program dedicated to empowering women in the telecommunications industry.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Enterprise Mobility:  vSIM simplifies global operations by centralizing data management and eliminating the need for physical SIM provisioning, reducing costs and streamlining operations.  This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

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IEEE ComSoc

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By including already provisioned devices, customers can use their own highly secure and robust private cellular network almost immediately. It’s a pre-built, plug and play kit with multiple options available (see below) to cater to different use cases, such as surveillance, fixed wireless access and point of sale.

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Rural Broadband Association

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On one hand, NTCA continues to hold out that we will have some members across the country looking to participate in this historic broadband grant program and fill in the gaps in rural communities where other providers have chosen not to deploy. On this last point, an analogy may be helpful. Why would we settle here?

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TELCO

APRIL 22, 2024

This latest contract extends the original five-year licence agreement by a further two years and includes additional services provision to support the deployment. They offer a comprehensive range of services, including standard telephone, VoIP, high-speed broadband internet, security systems, and app-based TV content.

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epsilontel

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

SD WAN networks are immensely popular as they can be deployed rapidly everywhere and run on any connectivity infrastructure, including fixed broadband, leased lines, fibre and even mobile data connections. Anything related to provisioning and authentication is managed by this domain in the SD WAN architecture.

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epsilontel

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Cloud-powered SD WAN can deliver traffic to a variety of transport modes, including broadband, ethernet, fiber, 4G, 5G, and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS). SD WAN is a cost-effective way for organisations to provision their critical traffic without sacrificing efficiency, flexibility, and security.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 30, 2024

New Hampshire is getting the gift that keeps on giving: $191 million in federal money to put every last residence and business in the state within reach of broadband internet service over the next five years. Get Broadband Breakfast's free daily newsletter every morning, Mon.-Fri. Want top news about tech and politics?

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 2, 2025

2, 2025 – Despite including telecommunications and technology proposals in earlier drafts, Congress passed a government funding bill on Dec. 21 that stripped many of those provisions from the final version. WASHINGTON, Jan. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar , D-Minn., Klobuchar and Shelley Moore Capito , R-W.Va.

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Mark Goldberg

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In early January, in my look at the year ahead , I said these items topped my telecom agenda: Driving universal broadband adoption Online harms Regulatory overreach Mandated wholesale access Impacts of investment on coverage and resilience Digital literacy How did we do? Such investments are much harder work than building broadband access.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

4, 2025 – KOMO News, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, reported last week that King County police are cracking down on copper wire theft and vandalism, which have been plaguing the telecommunications industry. WASHINGTON, Feb. In his Jan. He wants it to cover private companies as well.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In its petition, VTel challenged the FCC’s process, arguing that the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau lacked the legal authority to grant EchoStar's extension without proper public input. The decision to grant EchoStar a three-year extension was controversial within the FCC.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

No provision of the Communications Act [of 1934] explicitly grants the FCC authority to require handset unlocking, or to regulate handset sales or financing in any manner,” the filing stated, adding that “this proposed expansion of FCC authority would be unlikely to withstand judicial review.

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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. She pointed to the procurement process, which she said was similar to standard infrastructure projects but could be more tailored to broadband deployments.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 9, 2025

With no need for more extensive elaboration here, it suffices to point out that “net neutrality,” a term  coined by Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu , embodies the notion that broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) will not block or throttle access to lawful content or prioritize the delivery of content.  

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 14, 2025

” WIA counts the major mobile carries—AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile—plus vendors and broadband providers among its members. The group primarily pushed for the passage of the American Broadband Deployment Act, a bill introduced in 2023 that aimed to expedite broadband deployment projects.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Incoming Commerce Secretary   Howard Lutnick and President Trump’s   nominee to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Arielle Roth , have a prime opportunity to free the  Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment  program from bureaucratic red-tape heaped onto it by the Biden administration.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 2, 2025

will lead the key House subcommittee that keeps a close watch on federal communications regulators and a range of industry participants, including broadband Internet Service Providers. Hudson’s appointment could signal a renewed focus on reforming the provision. Richard Hudson , R-N.C., Hudson, likely starting Jan.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 7, 2025

That announcements by Arizona, Arkansas, and New Hampshire meant that at least 20 states have reached the same application milestone under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. States had to accept and adjudicate challenges to government broadband data before funding projects under the program.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 16, 2025

16, 2025 – At the top of AT&T’s telecom policy wishlist are: Restoration of the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction authority and opposition to more broadband affordability laws like the one in New York State. WASHINGTON, Jan. AT&T has 477,000 Internet Air subscribers nationally.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 12, 2024

12, 2024 – Alan Davidson said Thursday he will step down from his post leading the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Jan. billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, plus other grant programs for digital equity projects, middle mile broadband infrastructure, and Tribal networks. 

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Trump administration’s focus will be “doubling down on taxes, tariffs, immigration, national security, deregulation and cost effectiveness,” said Andrew Lipman , a partner at Morgan Lewis specializing in telecommunications and media, during a webinar Wednesday.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Johnson later walked back his comments, suggesting that the party might instead focus on 'streamlining' its provisions by cutting what he called 'costly regulations.' ' As the Republican-controlled House prepares to take up the defense bill this week, the future of CHIPS Act provisions remains uncertain. 

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 20, 2025

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. ” The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Commerce agency handling BEAD, has already been working for the last year to streamline federal permitting for the program. It applies to the $42.5

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 15, 2025

One program likely under the microscope: the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s $42.45 billion broadband subsidy boondoggle known as the  Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment  program. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

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