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Vermont Looks To Bring Oasis of Fiber-Connected Telehealth Hubs to ‘Healthcare Deserts’

Broadband Breakfast

Many rural healthcare facilities are struggling to keep their doors open. Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view. 

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NCTA: Vandalism of Communications Infrastructure on the Rise

Broadband Breakfast

NCTA - The Internet and Television Association, headquartered here, cited an April 9 update that tracked 5,770 reported incidents of vandalism and theft between June and December in 2024. The updated report was released at the Telecom Industry Summit: Protecting Critical Communications Infrastructure in St. Louis, Mo.,

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Telecom Industry Launches Coalition to Push Congress on USF Fix

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

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USF Funding Exceeded $8.5 Billion in 2024

Broadband Breakfast

4, 2025 – The budget of an internet subsidy program overseen by the Federal Communications Commission rose by about 5 percent in 2024, reaching more than $8.5 billion funding access to the internet for schools and libraries through the E-Rate program, and $531.7 million on rural healthcare services.

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Medical-Grade Connectivity Not Just For Healthcare

Broadband Breakfast

Medical-grade is a term that embodies the highest standards when applied to the medical field's exacting demands to achieve optimal delivery of healthcare. In healthcare, any downtime or delay in connectivity can lead to significant losses in healthcare delivery, productivity, and revenue.

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UK govt looks to satellite to solve rural connectivity woes 

Total Telecom

These projects typically combine the use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites to provide improved wireless communication, benefiting both residents and visitors to rural areas. It should come as little surprise that two of the three projects in the announcement relate to remote islands.

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Globalstar Partner Global Telesat Communications Sees Massive 35% YoY Growth in SPOT and Satellite IoT Device Sales in 2024

Total Telecom

NYSE American: GSAT), the next-generation mobile satellite and communications service provider, today announced that UK-based wireless and satellite technology reseller, Global Telesat Communications (GTC) , a subsidiary of NextPlat Corp. About GTC Global Telesat Communications Ltd (GTC), a subsidiary of NextPlat Corp.