Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 23, 2025

From bringing reliable telephone service to rural areas often overlooked by larger providers, to becoming a leader in fiber optic internet provisions, to the ever-changing landscape of technology, WCTA has grown into a cutting-edge telecommunications cooperative, delivering world-class fiber-optic services to homes and businesses across the region.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Today the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy heard more about: HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. MN has good broadband. The certification program set to start this year could bring broadband deployment to a halt.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 26, 2025

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) reports … We asked broadband officials and industry stakeholders to identify challenges they face with deploying broadband to underserved and unserved locations.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2024 – In a bid to prevent duplication of federal broadband funding, Resound Networks has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver to give up certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund obligations on Tribal lands.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2025 - Experts in agriculture and telecommunications agreed Wednesday that effective precision agriculture implementation requires a comprehensive, technology-neutral approach to connectivity, rather than relying on any single broadband solution. "The Broadband Breakfast Rachelle Medalia

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

has reintroduced a bill directing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop a national broadband strategy. “The PLAN for Broadband Act would prevent wasteful spending and help streamline communication and coordination between the agencies tasked with rolling out broadband initiatives.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society reports This week, Congress passed the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 , this year’s version of theNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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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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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

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

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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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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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

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

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

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

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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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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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

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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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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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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IEEE ComSoc

MARCH 12, 2025

She pointed out that in 3GPP Releases 17, 18 and (forthcoming) 19 and 20, the work has progressed from IoT to broadband to low-earth orbit ( LEO ) satellites. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the current and emerging satellite IoT applications and their technical and operational aspects. IMT 2020-SAT.SPECS].

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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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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

MARCH 26, 2025

Three years and five months after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed, the BEAD Program still hasn’t connected a single person to broadband,  but  it is on the brink of being able to do so on a large scale, if Washington gives a green light.

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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

MARCH 4, 2025

By overlaying existing WANs, SD WAN lets companies combine broadband, MPLS, and LTE for secure, efficient cloud application access anywhere with minimal investment. The post Facilitating Hybrid Workplaces with SD WAN appeared first on Epsilon Telecommunications.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

The MN House Ag, Finance and Policy committee heard about HF47 : Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Live Video Bills Added HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. If we dont do we lose the money?

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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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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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