Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

They started with HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified, which was laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus.

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RCR Wireless

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What is happening to the world of cable television? Once upon a time, way back in the 1990s, Comcast was one of many tiny cable television providers, run by Ralph Roberts. Back then, the original AT&T acquired Telecommunications Inc. TCI was the largest cable TV behemoth at the time.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

NCTA, The Internet and Television Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday regarding the planned merger between the satellite operators. Telecommunications Service Sector. WASHINGTON, Oct. billion purchase of Intelsat. Their concerns involve not only video but also broadband.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 12, 2024

OzarksGo, a telecommunications subsidiary of Ozarks Electric Cooperative, said it services include high-speed internet and premium television and telephone services to northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma using an all-fiber-optic network. The statement did not describe what happened as a cyberattack or something similar.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. VTel, based in Springfield, Vt.,

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US Telecom

JANUARY 2, 2025

Todays ruling confirming that broadband internet access is an information service is not only the proper reading of the statute but a victory for American consumers that will lead to more investment, innovation, and competition in the dynamic digital marketplace.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Consolidated Telephone Company is a technology adviser and a full-service telecommunications company. Since 1952, the company has grown from a telephone company to one which offers high-speed internet, digital television and information technology services to businesses and individuals in Minnesota.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Comcast , a leading US telecommunications company, plans to spin off several of its cable TV channels into a new entity. The spin-off addresses fundamental shifts in the television sector, particularly the decline of pay-TV viewership. Channels like MSNBC, CNBC, and E!,

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

17, 2024 - A major association of television and radio broadcasters is concerned about a proposed merger between two large satellite service providers. Telecommunications Service Sector. WASHINGTON, Oct. The National Association of Broadcasters, based in Washington D.C.,

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

The commission has proposed mandatory disclosures for AI in political ads on radio and television. It will be interesting to observe how the telecommunications industry adapts to these proposed regulations and what further developments will emerge from public and industry feedback.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 26, 2024

Section 224(f)(1) mandates that utilities must provide cable television systems and telecommunications carriers with nondiscriminatory access to any pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way they own or control.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2024

  NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, has actively fought the FTC’s proposal, claiming that it could harm consumers by allowing them to cancel services that were part of the bundled billing package and inadvertently increase their monthly bill by eliminating the discount.  

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

If you take out the work primarily, it would only cover telephone or television based services. (To from wireless industry (CTIA): We are concerned about tax exemption for telecom/television services that are de facto broadband. Q: why use the word primarily? To answer question above.) They are waiting on legislation. Next bill: S.F.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Brief of Tech Freedom and Others The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a deregulatory statute. As part of this deregulatory policy, the 1996 Act establishes a light-touch regulatory scheme for Title I information services—in contrast to more heavily regulated Title II telecommunications services. WASHINGTON, Sept.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

UTOPIA (Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency) Fiber is the group of 11 Utah cities that joined together in 2004 to build, deploy, and operate a fiber to the home network to every business and household within their communities. Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services.

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions – Dictates the contributions that carriers must make to the USF, which supports telecommunications services in underserved and rural areas. The above are only two of the many global regulatory bodies.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

c) “Broadband infrastructure” means networks of deployed deleted text begin telecommunications deleted text end equipment and technologies necessary to provide deleted text begin high-speed Internet access and other advanced telecommunications services for deleted text end new text begin broadband to new text end end users. (d)

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VoIP MS

MAY 8, 2024

The Benefits of a VoIP Canada Phone Number VoIP in Canada is regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to ensure quality and reliability. It provides businesses with a robust alternative to traditional phone services. Getting a VoIP Canada phone number is easier than you think.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Next week, when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) releases its latest decision in this ongoing regulatory battle, more ISPs could be forced out. CNOC itself is shrinking. The organization now has only 15 members, down from 31 just three years ago.

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Telefrieden

OCTOBER 20, 2023

By the way, Title II still explicitly applies to wireless telecommunications, like cellphone service, and no one can credibly claim that carriers are severely constrained by overpowering FCC oversight. Sometimes the statute does not even provide a definition, such as “advanced telecommunications capability.” 1, 47-87 (2015); [link].

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NetWork Telecom

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Nortel Network Communications, often simply referred to as Nortel, was a multinational telecommunications and networking communications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. No longer being tied in with Western Electric, AT&T began creating their own line up of products which included its first television sets.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The process for allocating spectrum from the federal government to non-governmental use can include congressional authorization, spectrum identification by an agency such as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and a Federal Communications Commission auction of the allocated spectrum.

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 24, 2025

History: Click for History MN S 4815 2024 Permitting Small Wireless Facilities Status: Failed – Adjourned – Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee Date of Last Action: 3/8/2024 Author: Dibble (DFL) Topics: Infrastructure Summary: Relates to telecommunications, modifies requirements for permitting small wireless facilities.

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AWS Telecommunications

JANUARY 29, 2025

DISH Technologies, commonly known as DISH Tech, is a leading provider of satellite television and broadband services and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar. Since its founding in 1980, DISH has continually innovated in the delivery of digital entertainment and information services.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 31, 2025

In Philadelphia, PA, a person searching for copper cut a fiber-optic line during the 2023 Super Bowl, knocked out internet and television for tens of thousands of consumers hours before the Philadelphia Eagles were about to take the field.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 22, 2024

Government’s support, and give our [Inter-American Telecommunication Commission] neighbors a clear and accurate view of the state of U.S. consideration of the 7/8 GHz band,” wrote NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, the industry’s main lobbying group.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, which represents the cable industry, was quick to fire back.

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Airtel

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications provider, has just made your streaming dreams come true. The Morning Show : A gripping drama that takes you behind the scenes of a morning news show, exploring power dynamics, #MeToo, and the cutthroat world of television journalism. Attention movie buffs and binge-watchers!

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Airtel

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications provider, has partnered with Apple to bring the captivating world of Apple TV+ directly to your Airtel subscription. The Morning Show: A behind-the-scenes look at the high-stakes world of morning television, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified. HF951 (Davids) Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified. Greg Davids Location: Capitol 120 Agenda: Call to Order.

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Mark Goldberg

APRIL 9, 2025

The Department of Communications oversaw radio, television, and telephone communications in Canada, and supervised the CRTC, under the authority of the Department of Communications Act. The famous CanCon rules that Juneau pioneered secured airtime for domestic artists, launching a golden era of Canadian music and television.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 18, 2025

This move, first reported by Bloomberg, could significantly change the landscape of telecommunications in the Netherlands. Both companies hold equal shares in the joint venture, blending Vodafone’s mobile services with Ziggo’s broadband and television operations within Dutch borders.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 11, 2025

Improve city control over public rights-of-way and help fund access television. Under HF 1740, funding would be allocated to a key League partner, the Minnesota Association of Community Telecommunications Administrators to support PEG programming, and community and civic engagement efforts.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

b) “Broadband” or “broadband service” means any a service providing advanced telecommunications capability and that offers to a person or company high-speed Internet access with transmission speeds that, at a minimum, meet the Federal Communications Commission definition for broadband. (b) Use requirements. (a)

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 9, 2025

The story of President Lyndon Johnson arranging for his wife to receive television broadcast licenses from the FCC is legend.  His research focuses on telecommunications, regulation, competition, and technology policy. At worst, connected individuals could otherwise steer lucrative activities to favors, family, and friends.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the agency tasked with managing federal spectrum, already released one report in partnership with the Defense Department saying sharing could work in the 37 GigaHertz band.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Trump administration’s focus will be “doubling down on taxes, tariffs, immigration, national security, deregulation and cost effectiveness,” said Andrew Lipman , a partner at Morgan Lewis specializing in telecommunications and media, during a webinar Wednesday.

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