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Ramping Up the BEAD Workforce: 5 Things States, ISPs, and Construction Firms Can Be Doing Now

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billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program aims to connect 25 million Americans currently without high-speed Internet access. To that end, NTIA has outlined a series of steps that SBOs can consider implementing now to get ahead of a potential broadband construction labor shortage: 1.

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MN sees 10.4% increase in Construction Employment compared to US 4.4%

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Mesabi Tribune reports on increase in construction employment… In recent years, financial commitment from the federal government to rebuild and expand critical American infrastructure has been a boon for the construction industry. Despite these sizable financial commitments, the construction industry faces a major labor shortage.

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F5.5G All-Optical Network Commercialized in Asia Pacific, Ushering in a New Era of Intelligent World

Total Telecom

The Asia-Pacific region is embracing F5.5G, bringing new growth opportunities for operators and promoting the construction of all-optical smart homes and premium networks. Huawei advocates that all industry players work together to construct F5.5G He stressed that NBTC plans to increase broadband penetration to 80% by 2025.

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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis reveals 

Total Telecom

As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 telecoms masts being constructed alongside the railway, which will connect London and Birmingham.

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Consumer Groups Support EchoStar’s 5G Construction Extension

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is a small, family-owned telecommunications company that provide residential, small business and enterprise consumers with fiber-optic Internet, telephone and television services across 14 rural Vermont villages. and serves more than 978,000 subscribers with internet access through Hughes Network Systems, a satellite operator subsidiary.

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Comcast and Indiana Partner on $55 Million High-Speed Internet Expansion

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13, 2024 – Comcast has announced a joint $55 million investment with the state of Indiana to expand high-speed internet to more than 10,000 rural homes and businesses.  WASHINGTON, Nov. per month for eligible families who qualify for a variety of public assistance programs.

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Ezditek Breaks Ground on Data Center Facility in Riyadh to Provide a Foundation for AI and Cloud Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Total Telecom

It will host Saudi Arabian Internet Exchange (SAIE), available at 100+ GBPS of speed to reduce latency and improve localization of content and traffic. RUH01’s capacity to reach 90% of Saudi population within 25 milliseconds enables it to serve growing demand for rapid connectivity.