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Liberty Global in talks to acquire Vodafone’s stake in Dutch JV VodafoneZiggo 

Total Telecom

It was formed as a merger between Vodafones mobile services and Ziggos broadband and television operations in the Netherlands. VodafoneZiggo is a Dutch telco company formed as a joint venture (JV) between Vodafone Group and Liberty Global in 2016. The JV is spit equally between the companies.

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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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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better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission.

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Telecom Industry Launches Coalition to Push Congress on USF Fix

Broadband Breakfast

The Keep America Connected Coalition, which includes NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, the Competitive Carriers Association, and GCI Communications Corp, has called on lawmakers to pass a legislative fix to preserve the USF’s funding structure ahead of a Supreme Court ruling expected this summer.

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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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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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