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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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Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Broadband Theft and Vandalism

Broadband Breakfast

The Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act would amend federal criminal law to explicitly include broadband facilities under protections for communications infrastructure. Laurel Lee , R-Fla., The bill updates Section 1362 of Title 18 of the U.S. Industry leaders welcomed the bill.

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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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Copper Theft and Vandalism Threatening Critical Infrastructure, Say Industry Leaders

Broadband Breakfast

there were nearly 4,000 acts of vandalism," said Alex Minard , vice president and lead legislative counsel at NCTA, the Internet and Television Association. "That  Previously, he was at the Federal Communications Commission, most recently managing the high-cost universal service program.

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C-SPAN to Televise Broadband Breakfast's 'Next Steps on Digital Equity Projects'

Broadband Breakfast

Join Broadband Breakfast as Broadband Breakfast Live Online comes before C-SPAN's national television audience. "Next An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission.

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Broadband Industry Coalesces in Support of ‘SPEED for BEAD’

Broadband Breakfast

“Further… fiber delivers the lowest cost per megabit per second of any access technology. Anything less is a disservice to any American home or business that is left behind.

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2025 GigaZone Gaming Championship & TechXpo is Saturday, April 12 in Bemidji

Blandin on Broadband

Happening next weekend… The GigaZone Gaming Championship and TechXpo, a Paul Bunyan Communications event, is Saturday, April 12 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji with free admission and free gaming for all! The doors open at 10 a.m. with special guest Duncan Wardle on the arena main stage at 2 p.m. Louis Counties.