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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis revealsĀ 

Total Telecom

As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 telecoms masts being constructed alongside the railway, which will connect London and Birmingham.

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NCTA Warns 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule Could Fuel Billions in Fraud

Broadband Breakfast

22, 2024 – A major cable industry group is warning that a proposed 60-day mobile phone unlocking standard could open the door to billions of dollars in fraud. “Handset fraud has blossomed into a billion-dollar industry: criminals obtain handsets under a subsidized/financed arrangement in the U.S., WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Conexon Connect Completes First Major Florida Fiber Deployment

Broadband Breakfast

In a public statement, Conexon noted that this was the sixth fiber project they’ve completed nationwide with fiber Internet access being delivered to 12,000 EREC members. "Over ” Conexon’s Alexis Madison told ILSR that the EREC project will be financed with approximately $21.8

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Broadband Providers, Bankers Want FCC Not to Rely on Weiss Ratings

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2024 – Broadband providers and banking groups are continuing to ask that the Federal Communications Commission ditch the bank rating system it has relied on for its subsidy program’s financing requirements.

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PTC Member Profile: Jin Cheng, Starcloud Information Limited

PTC

In addition, quantum cryptography promises near-unbreakable encryption, which is crucial for secure communications in sectors like finance, healthcare, and government. In addition, with the internet and telecommunications, people have unprecedented access to education and information. Patrick Drahi ā€“ the man has experienced it all.

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Update on bills SF0883 and SF0735: taxation exemption for broadband providers

Blandin on Broadband

Revenue thinks this has to do with finances. 0735 Rest Exemption modification for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment SF 735 (PDF) sf735 telecom equipment_1 (PDF) SF 735 CTIA MN Support Testimony (PDF) Senate File 735 Support – MN Cable (PDF) This is another primarily bill. Next bill: S.F.

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Joe Supan: The Rise and Inevitable Downfall of 7,000 Starlink Satellites

Broadband Breakfast

Two years ago, communities across Northwest Alaska woke to find that they had no internet or cellphone service. A mammoth piece of arctic sea ice had scraped the ocean floor 34 miles north of Oliktok Point,  cutting a fiber optic  cable buried 13 feet underground, below about 90 feet of water.