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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis reveals 

Total Telecom

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

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UK govt looks to satellite to solve rural connectivity woes 

Total Telecom

But for too long, many businesses and communities have felt left behind,” said Telecoms Minster Chris Bryant in a press release. “This is why we must do whatever it takes to ensure we harness technological innovation to enrich people’s lives and tackle exclusion, rather than entrench existing inequalities.

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FCC Urged to Include Crowdsourced Data in Broadband Maps

Broadband Breakfast

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at stake, Ookla is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to get serious about real-time data, warning that outdated maps could misdirect funds away from communities who need it most.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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How Reliable is Our Nation's – and the World's – Broadband Infrastructure?

Broadband Breakfast

Were readers of this publication to present at a telecom conference on the topic of broadband reliability, outages might not be top of mind.  More pointedly, in today’s technology-centric ecosystems, to not have broadband means the real potential for societal catastrophe. 

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BEAD: Secretary Lutnik is right — The US needs to be telecom technology neutral (Analyst Angle)

RCR Wireless

Commerce Secretary Lutnik signaled in an interview with Broadband Breakfast on March 5th, 2025 that the U.S. He elaborated that it could mean that homes get broadband through satellite instead of fiber. We want the lowest cost broadband access to […]

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Broadband Industry, Advocates Defend USF to High Court

Broadband Breakfast

13, 2025 – Telecom court battles often pit industry associations against consumer advocates, but not in the case of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund. Broadband trade groups and advocates both joined the agency in asking the Supreme Court to uphold the fund’s legality. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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Sean Gonsalves: States Should Consider Adopting Affordable Broadband Laws

Broadband Breakfast

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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