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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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How Reliable is Our Nation's – and the World's – Broadband Infrastructure?

Broadband Breakfast

Heading North, on August 29, 2024, the tiny cruise ship town of Sitka, Alaska suffered an undersea cable cut which required about two weeks to repair. The views expressed in Expert Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Broadband Breakfast and Breakfast Media LLC. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

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An Informed Citizens View of the Current Broadband Fiber Kerfuffle

Broadband Breakfast

As Harvard’s Professor Susan Crawford writes, it is like comparing our current 2-inch copper water pipes to a  14-mile-wide fiber optic cable river. It is long past overdue to follow in the footsteps of our ancestors, who brought us nationwide  affordable and reliable electricity and telephone networks.

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Richard Bennett: The Curious Case of Wi-Fi 7

Broadband Breakfast

Legacy networks built on telephone and cable TV wiring are actually shrinking. The second is the entrenched lobby of legacy cable interests who see no future other than broadband now that consumers have cut the cord on linear TV subscriptions. FWA could grow faster if providers had access to more mid-band spectrum.

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October Hardware Roundup

VoIP Insider

02351000 DECT Media Resource : This device adapts to your telephony needs, perfect for large enterprises. Hot-Line Industrial Wall-Phone, No Dialer : This phone is programmable to dial a 1-32 digit telephone number each time the phone’s handset is lifted. CAT 5E LAN cable and reliable power from the NEMA 5-15 system.

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Coon Valley Delivers High Speed Access to Rural Customers

USTELECOM

That’s exactly what Coon Valley Farmer’s Telephone Co., Coon Valley posted updates on social media about this year’s project, allowing customers to follow along and cheer their progress. Other updates detailed the company’s work in drilling and plowing cable, including working with the local utility company.

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What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) – Definition & Meaning

Airtel

ISPs can give this access via a variety of methods, such as dial-up, DSL, cable, wireless, and fiber-optic connections. Definition and Meaning ISPs are provided by a range of firms, including cable providers, mobile carriers, and telephone companies. Cable internet is frequently fast and reliable. What does ISP stand for?