Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 - Federal regulators have approved the sale of two TDS Telecom networks to RiverStreet Management Services. entered into a stock purchase agreement to transfer ownership of Amelia Telephone Corp. and New Castle Telephone Co., and New Castle Telephone Co., TDS, based in Madison, Wis.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This is part two of a 2-part series of posts on local government match for MN Broadband grants (Border to Border and Lower Population awards) since the onset of the program. Looks like 44 counties or tribal areas have seen local government match for MN Broadband grants. There is also a document that details that information.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 10, 2024

From the MN Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates Border-to-Border and Low Population Density Round 10 State-funded Grants awarded BEAD Challenge, resources + updates Digital Opportunity Update OBD, out of office!

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Rural Broadband Association

AUGUST 21, 2024

Another Wildly Successful Congressional Broadband Tour Send to all affiliates Off user_1153020 Wed, 08/21/2024 - 11:06 Byline By Pam Becker, Executive Director, Foundation for Rural Service Associated Date Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section Power, permits and PDX.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Lifeline provides subsidized telephone and broadband services to low-income individuals. Keep in mind, Lifeline has been around since 1985 and has yet to make similar dents to broadband adoption that ACP has accomplished in just three years. Lifeline and E-Rate are the ones most akin to the ACP.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

While the rising global demand for copper has driven much of this theft, with prices increasing by more than 60% over the past four years, the issue extends to 5G small cells, wireless towers, fiber-optic lines, and even landline telephones, industry experts said.

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US Telecom

AUGUST 26, 2024

“On behalf of our employees, our board of directors, and everybody involved, we just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” said Tom Preston, DUO Broadband, in a statement sent to the governor to express his appreciation. DUO is proud of its rural history and has been operating in rural Kentucky since 1954.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 18, 2024

For most of the 20 th century, this meant access to landline telephones. We need to update what’s broken and, except for one-time capital funding projects like the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, centralize ongoing broadband funding programs to maximize resources and reduce waste.

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EldoTelecom

JUNE 27, 2024

AT&T CEO John Stankey said the goal of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program should be universal service, leveraging $42.5 telecom policy. I’ve probably been around too long, but in all my years I don’t know that I recall a time when we seemed more adrift confronting the big telecom policy issues.”

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Mark Goldberg

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I promised a look at this report in my recent post on rural broadband solutions. ” Looking at other data from the 2021 Survey on Household Spending, CMI found the following changes in average household spending on each of these items from 2010 to 2021: Landline telephone services -56.4% Communic@tions Management Inc.

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EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

link] Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Rather than trying to reform legacy subsidy mechanisms created for voice telephone service, wouldn’t public ownership of open access regional fiber to the premises (FTTP) provide a twin win of superior access and affordability? Congress should give the FCC a bright green light to proceed.

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IEEE ComSoc

AUGUST 27, 2024

Any Indian entity, including academic institutes, R&D labs, telecom service providers, central or state government bodies and original equipment makers, will be eligible for an authorization covering a maximum of five years. The Recommendations have been placed on the TRAI’s website (www.trai.gov.in). For any clarification!

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Rural Broadband Association

JULY 18, 2024

It was a great chance to speak before representatives from various media outlets, communications industry executives and a few NTCA members in town for the Women in Telecom Fly-In about NTCA and to highlight some of our important advocacy goals for this year and beyond. Remarks: “What really is universal service?

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A key part of internet service is Wi-Fi, which provides Americans broadband access in countless locations, including homes, schools, hotels, coffee shops, offices, airports, and airplanes. Consumer electronic devices, such as Smart TVs and tablets, connect to broadband via Wi-Fi and now come with Wi-Fi pre-installed. [18]

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Mark Goldberg

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A couple of weeks ago, I saw two articles by academics writing in the Hill Times, each looking at rural broadband solutions. ” “Towards a new Canadian broadband future? .” ” “Towards a new Canadian broadband future?” Each presented a different perspective. addresses to its fibre footprint.

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Rural Broadband Association

JULY 30, 2024

Given these new challenges—and the need for proactive engagement to address the uncertainty they create—it is truly more important than ever for you, our members, to engage with new enthusiasm with key broadband stakeholders and members of Congress who are back in their districts for the rest of the summer. and Mobius Communications Co.

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Mark Goldberg

OCTOBER 30, 2024

More importantly, the idea of fixed telephone services is absent. We have seen an increased level of regulatory micro-management of the telecom sector as I described a few weeks ago. The post Strategic market management appeared first on Telecom Trends. ” It sounds like a wordier way of promising the same thing.

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Rural Broadband Association

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It felt like a convergence of bad timing, but once I arrived, the time I spent with our NTCA membership reinforced the unique and wonderful nature of our rural broadband providers. Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company (Jackson, Neb.), and Whidbey Telecom (Langley, Wash.). Highline (Escanaba, Mich.),

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Here’s the official announcement from the Office of Governor Walz on the recent broadband awards… Governor Tim Walz today announced $52 million in grants to expand broadband access to an estimated 7,700 homes and businesses throughout Minnesota.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The MN Broadband Task Force met Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association in Brandon MN. Welcome + approval of minutes from August 19th, 2024, Task Force Meeting Teddy Bekele, Chair, Minnesota Governor’s Task Force on Broadband 10:10 a.m. – I want to make sure that broadband stuff is being talked about with broadband people.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program has come under significant scrutiny in recent months, and this pressure will only ratchet up as Republicans take full control in D.C. next quarter, and likely higher thereafter) on interstate and international telephone service revenue. tax rate (increasing to 36.3%

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2024

Opening Brief of Petitioners Ohio Telecom Association In its “Open Internet” Order, the Federal Communications Commission has asserted total authority over how Americans access the internet. That is not hyperbole.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This article was originally released by our sister publication, Broadband Communities International news organizations, like BBC News , have projected Donald Trump to win the race for president, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. Join Maravedis and Broadband Communities for an upcoming webinar on the topic, planned for November 12.

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