US Telecom

MAY 24, 2024

Today, the House Agriculture Committee voted to pass the Farm Bill. The bill includes Dusty Johnson’s (R-SD) Facilitating Optimal and Rapid Expansion and Siting of Telecommunications (FOREST) Act as an amendment, requiring the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to use previously approved permits that have already undergone necessary environmental and historical preservation reviews from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historical Preservation Act (NHPA).

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EldoTelecom

MAY 24, 2024

While copper lines account for just 5 per cent of networks in the US, Sambar noted a single copper line must be maintained all the way out to a customer’s location. There could be thousands of copper lines sheathed at a central office, which need to be maintained to serve the customer who is miles away with the single line. The copper lines also require massive switches in central offices to provide voice services, which Sambar explained use eight to ten times the amount of energy as a server.

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