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Draft BEAD program update would give states more leeway to use LEO, FWA services using unlicensed spectrum when more economical than FTTP.

EldoTelecom

billion in construction subsidies appropriated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 appears insufficient to bring fiber connections to most every American doorstep as with copper telephone lines in the previous century.

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To Achieve Universal Service, It’s Time for a Change

AT&T Connects

For most of the 20 th century, this meant access to landline telephones. We know USF currently relies on required contributions from revenues derived from legacy telecommunications services, primarily voice services. We also know Americans today rely on innovative and modern products, services, and platforms to communicate.

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Thought Exercise on CPNI

Telefrieden

Can you come up with any scenario where a landline or wireless telephone company will reveal to you the name and address of a subscriber? There are commercial ventures that can disclose home and business addresses associated with a telephone number. Here’s a thought exercise.

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Will FCC Title II rules provide relief for local officials besieged with chronic complaints over poor Internet access?

EldoTelecom

That could potentially change this year if the FCC adopts regulations next week classifying Internet service as a telecommunications utility under Title II of the federal Communications Act. That would regulate Internet access like landline voice telephone service before it under a federal-state framework between the FCC and state PUCs.

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AT&T chief: BEAD goal should be universal service -- but not "devolve" to universal FTTP

EldoTelecom

But while universal landline service was achieved for copper delivered voice telephone service in the 20th century, the program goal should not be to modernize it with fiber for the 21st as prioritized by the BEAD Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) as the best and highest use of public funds.

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Why We’re Running Out of Phone Numbers

2600Hz Blog

While this seems to point toward the growing obsolescence of the phone network, what we’ve seen in the past decade is an explosion of use cases that have made it, if anything, more relevant and essential to everyday life.

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Understanding SIP Trunking: How It Transforms Communication Systems

Aatrox Communications

Basically, instead of relying on physical landlines to connect your calls, you’ll be using a reliable internet connection. SIP trunking providers establish a virtual connection between the private branch exchange system and the public switched telephone network. If you’re eligible, you may be able to get wholesale rates.