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Update on bills SF0883 and SF0735: taxation exemption for broadband providers

Blandin on Broadband

If its TV or telephone, they provider are exemption for taxes (for some equipment). Not sure Brent Christensen from MN Telecom Alliance: The language of the new bill applies to all. If you take out the work primarily, it would only cover telephone or television based services. (To If its something else, they are not.

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Telecom Industry Summit Puts Focus on Harms from Copper Theft

Broadband Breakfast

While the rising global demand for copper has driven much of this theft, with prices increasing by more than 60% over the past four years, the issue extends to 5G small cells, wireless towers, fiber-optic lines, and even landline telephones, industry experts said.    Cantu cited an example in Denver, Colo.,

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No Permission Needed: Unlicensed Spectrum, Wi-Fi, and America’s Competitive Advantage

Broadband Breakfast

According to The Internet and Television Association – NCTA , 53 percent of all US internet traffic is delivered over Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi carries more traffic than all exclusive use licensed spectrum bands combined. 26] China exercises control over Wi-Fi by having a unique Wi-Fi technical standard that is different from the 802.11

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Understanding VoIP Regulatory Compliance – An Overview for Carriers

VoIP Review

Others include the Office of Communications ( Ofcom ) in the United Kingdom, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ), the Australian Communications and Media Authority ( ACMA ) and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ( MIC ). The above are only two of the many global regulatory bodies.

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Nortel Networks Phone Systems – Support & Upgrades

NetWork Telecom

If you already have a Nortel telephone system in your office and would like to discuss how you can get more out of it, contact us today ! “Network Telecom assisted us in moving and upgrading our system when we moved into a new facility. They have been with us while we grew and made additional changes.

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Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism

Broadband Breakfast

While these high-bandwidth communications and data lines consist of glass optical fibers typically encased by plastic sheaths and do not contain copper, fiber components are often mistaken for the copper wires in telephone networks.