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Sparkle Signs an Agreement with Nexim for the Provision of Global Internet Connectivity

Total Telecom

Rome, 13 September 2024 Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces a new agreement with Nexim Global, Italo-American telecommunication operator, for the provision of International IP Transit and other IP services.

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Copper Theft and Vandalism Threatening Critical Infrastructure, Say Industry Leaders

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2025 - Industry associations and local officials are raising alarms about a surge in copper theft and vandalism targeting telecommunications networks, warning that these crimes threaten public safety and disrupt essential services. "Over a three-month period where we focused on our survey.

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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

Broadband Breakfast

6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. while other systems in Seminole, Seagraves, and Denver City will be transferred to Poka Lambro Telecommunications Ltd.  Alpine, Texas (pop. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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Broadband Breakfast on September 4, 2024 - Kids and Social Media

Broadband Breakfast

After much back-and-forth, the Senate overwhelmingly passed two bills aimed at protecting kids on social media. would require social media companies to implement more robust safeguards for young users, but critics warn they could end up stifling free speech and stirring up a nest of privacy issues. KOSA and COPPA 2.0

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Malaysia’s Mobile Revenue Soars with 5G and OTT Boom

VoIP Review

The growing consumption of online video and social media via smartphones is projected to increase monthly mobile data usage from 21.6 This trend is primarily due to the increased availability and adoption of 5G services along with attractive data-centric offers by telecommunication providers. GB in 2024 to 51.9 GB in 2029.

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Public Interest groups offer four proposals to close the digital divide

Blandin on Broadband

To expand the reach of Lifeline, the Commission should reduce barriers that prevent internet service providers (ISP) from participating. Currently, ISPs must obtain an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) designation, which is generally granted on a state-by-state basis and can be difficult to secure.

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Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

Broadband Breakfast

The decrepit rural telecommunications infrastructure needs to be fully replaced, not patched. Topic #2: Regulatory Relief The regulatory burden imposed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the BEAD program will unnecessarily delay construction, increase costs and diminish competition among ISPs for the funding. 

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