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Techbuyer collaboration yields successful recovery of precious metals from printed circuit board

Total Telecom

We are also pleased with board yield rates in terms of metals recovered for achieving maximum market value. BT has been trialling the companys bioleaching technology for several years to recover copper and gold from decommissioned telephone exchanges as well as copper from cabling.

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Industry Backs FCC’s Push to Eliminate ‘Outdated’ Regulations

Broadband Breakfast

households; and, local radio and TV station ownership rules, which limit how many stations a single company can own in a given market. Scrap TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) rules, which govern robocalls, with one commenter calling them “a complete mess of stitched together nonsense.”

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Fiber, Fixed Wireless Connections Rose in 2023: FCC Marketplace Report

Broadband Breakfast

3, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission found fiber and fixed wireless broadband connections increased in 2023, while DSL fell and cable remained steady. The 314-page document took stock of the fixed, mobile, and satellite broadband markets, plus telephone, video, and radio broadcaster services. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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Survey: About half of all households passed by fiber in 2024 -- with less than half of those connected.

EldoTelecom

Internet connectivity is regarded as a utility as was voice telephone service before it where most every address had service. Over the past few years, mobile providers like Verizon and T-Mobile have rolled out fixed wireless technology that some households are using instead of higher priced cable service.

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States must designate providers, service areas under FCC reclassification of Internet delivered services as telecommunications utility.

EldoTelecom

In the case of an area served by a rural telephone company, “service area” means such company’s “study area” unless and until the Commission and the States, after taking into account recommendations of a Federal-State Joint Board instituted under section 410(c) of this title , establish a different definition of service area for such company.

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Richard Bennett: The Curious Case of Wi-Fi 7

Broadband Breakfast

The only parts of the broadband network market that are growing are Fiber to the Home (FTTH) and FWA , and FWA is growing fastest. Legacy networks built on telephone and cable TV wiring are actually shrinking. A killer app for 5G is clear: residential broadband over fixed wireless access (FWA) networks.

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Conexon Connect Completes First Major Florida Fiber Deployment

Broadband Breakfast

” While  prices vary depending on the market , Conexon Connect offers locals  three tiers of service : symmetrical 100 megabit per second (Mbps) tier; symmetrical gig speed service; and a symmetrical 2.5 "We are proud of the partnership we formed with Escambia River Electric Cooperative.