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Why Your Employees Need a Mobile-First Communication Platform

VoIP Review

One significant shift in recent years has been the move towards mobile-first communication platforms , giving employees the power to work from anywhere, at any time. What is a Mobile-First Communication Platform? These advancements will greatly boost productivity and streamline communication processes.

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One Touch Switch: An inflection point of opportunity

Total Telecom

Secondly, the government has failed to meaningfully support the industry to communicate the benefits of fibre. The availability of full fibre connections grew to over 60% in January 2024 according to Ofcom compared to 7% in January 2019. Successive administrations have overseen a remarkable success story in terms of the rollout.

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An Update on Keeping Communities Connected After Hurricane Helene

AT&T Connects

Additionally, the FirstNet Response Operations Group (ROG)™ – led by a team of former first responders dedicated to working around the clock, 24x7x365, to support public safety’s emergency communications needs – had liaisons engaged with local, state and federal agencies.

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Alaska City Loses Internet, Cell Service for Days after Subsea Fiber Break

Broadband Breakfast

2, 2024 – A key Alaska city and a popular port of call for cruise ships has not had landline internet and cell phone service for days, and it could be at least another week before the restoration of normal service. Landline communications have not been affected, and the police department said 911 calls were getting through.

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Mediacom Communications Completes First Phase of St. Louis County Fiber Build

Blandin on Broadband

Mediacom reports via Global Newswire … Mediacom Communications announced completion of the first phase of construction on a fiber-to-the-home network funded with support from Minnesota DEED’s Office of Broadband Development. Completion of phase one connects 135 homes in Biwabik Township in the Esquagama Lake area of St.

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The Golden State Can Do Better Than Copper Landlines

USTELECOM

Today, the march of progress has finally come for the old copper networks that long ago served as the primary conduit for landlines. Companies and the country are working to close the digital divide and connect everyone, everywhere, to what these networks make possible. Almost all “home phones” today are already powered by broadband.

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Bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act Passes the Senate Commerce Committee

Blandin on Broadband

The bill, which Klobuchar leads with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a more thorough vetting process to ensure that providers applying for federal funding are capable of delivering reliable broadband access to underserved, rural communities. “We