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Rogers strikes $7bn deal with Blackstone-led group to boost balance sheet 

Total Telecom

Based in Toronto, Rogers provides wireless, broadband, and media services across the country. non-controlling stake (with 20% voting rights) in a new Rogers subsidiary that will own a portion of its wireless backhaul transport network. The company recently expanded its reach with the $20 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications.

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Pennsylvania Must Expand Internet Access for Our Veterans

Broadband Breakfast

  Collectively, there is something else we all can do to support these heroes: expand veteran access to broadband technology and the internet. The PBDA report found that cost and access to transportation are issues for veterans regardless of where they live, according to focus group research. It’s the right thing to do. 

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Broadband Breakfast on November 20, 2024 – What Happens to Homework and Wi-Fi Hot Spots?

Broadband Breakfast

In July 2024, the FCC voted to expand its E-rate Funding program, which has traditionally subsidized internet access for eligible schools and libraries, to off-premise Wi-Fi hotspots. Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. What happens next?

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Kelly Kroll: The Vital Impact of BABA Regulations on Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

Broadband Breakfast

  For example, BABA applies to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, which aims to expand high-speed internet access across the United States and is currently funded at $42.45 The ripple effect of this demand extends to related sectors, such as mining and transportation, further bolstering the economy.

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Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024: 'All-in' on Open Access

Broadband Breakfast

GFiber started in 2010 as a Google-driven experiment to catalyze the gigabit internet ecosystem, and has since pioneered the gigabit and multigig internet future. Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services. The Fiber Broadband Association is the voice of fiber.

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High Speed Internet: How Fiber Broadband is Enhancing Education, Entertainment, and Economy in Eluru

ACT Corp

Not merely a boon but a requirement in today's digital age, Eluru city nourishes high-speed internet access for its development and flourishing. Fiber broadband, provided by leading internet providers in Eluru, has changed how education, entertainment, and economic activities were experienced earlier.

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

Broadband Breakfast

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program aims to connect 25 million Americans currently without high-speed Internet access. career coaching and navigation services, transportation, childcare), which enable workers to access and complete the training. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.