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Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Nearly 100 percent of internet modems, routers, and other equipment sold to residential broadband subscribers in 2018 met the energy-efficiency standards of the Voluntary Agreement for...

Broadband Roundup1 month ago

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

Congress and the Federal Communications Commission are working together to stop robocalls, wrote FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, in an op-ed on...

Fiber1 month ago

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2019 - Investment in future-proofing roads for high-speed fiber optic infrastructure could save $126 billion federal dollars on broadband deployment. But Congress has...

Broadband Roundup2 months ago

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards

The Universal Service Fund should be subject to a budget cap, argued Technology Policy Institute Senior Fellows Sarah Oh and Scott Wallsten in a filing to...

Broadband Data2 months ago

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

The Founder of Broadband Census and Breakfast Breakfast, and the former executive director of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois - one of the State Broadband Initiatives...

Broadband Roundup2 months ago

Muni Broadband Fare Well in PCMag Study, CenturyLink Intercity Fiber, Facebook and Kids’ Privacy

Locally-run internet service providers offer better broadband than their private sector counterparts, according to a recent study by PCMag. The data shows that six of America’s...

Broadband Roundup2 months ago

Electronic Frontier Foundation Lawsuit Against Mobile Data Collection, and Fort Collins Fiber Network

The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced Tuesday that it is filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of AT&T customers in California to stop the telecom giant...

Broadband Mapping3 months ago

Consumer Groups Oppose Project Libra, Comcast on Shapefile Mapping, Windstream Goes Wireless

The Hill reports that dozens of consumer advocacy groups have called for congressional committees and regulatory agencies to impose a moratorium on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project. Among...

Broadband TV3 months ago

Rural Telecommunications Congress Webcast Series Begins with Focus on Collaboration on Colorado’s Western Slopes

MONTROSE, Colorado, July 2, 2019- Policymakers and providers agree that collaboration is vital to sustaining high-quality broadband in rural communities. However, there is still work that...

5G3 months ago

Removing Chinese Telecommunications Equipment From U.S. Broadband Networks Would Cost More Than $1 Billion

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2019 – When it comes to removing Huawei or ZTE telecommunications equipment from U.S. broadband networks, a strategy of “rip and place” would...

Broadband Roundup3 months ago

Transparency for Tech Platforms, Fiber in American Fork and Mountain Connect

Axios is reporting that Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plan to introduce The Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight and Regulations on...

5G3 months ago

5G Needs Fiber, Anchorage Wireless Project and Budgeting for Broadband in Fort Collins

Just because 5G is “around the corner” doesn’t mean fiber optic broadband development is unnecessary, said Ben Lewis-Ramirez of Lit Communities. Ramirez is not the only...

Broadband Roundup3 months ago

SiFi Proposes Open-Access Network in Lowell, Ajit Pai on Broadband Farming

SiFi Networks has offered to install and maintain a new fiber optic network in Lowell, Massachusetts—at no cost to the city. This infrastructure would pave the...

Broadband Roundup3 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Texas Rural Funds Collaborative and Infrastructure Zone in Indiana

Currently, 1.45 million residents of rural Texas lack high-speed internet connections, but a program launched on Wednesday by Connected Texas, a subsidiary of the national nonprofit...

Broadband Roundup4 months ago

Georgia State Plan, New Bills in Alabama, and Launch in Loveland, Colorado

Approximately 1.6 million residents of rural Georgia currently lack high-speed internet access, but this could change under a new state broadband plan (PDF) released this month, AJC...

Fiber4 months ago

Utah’s Open Infrastructure Network Releases Timetable for Fiber in Orem; To Complete Buildout by 2022

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: There is much to cheer for better broadband in Utah, including this report from today's Daily Herald. The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency,...

Broadband's Impact4 months ago

Rep. Anna Eshoo Reintroduces Broadband Bills to Lay Conduit, Streamline Pole Attachments and Permit Community Broadband

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Rep. Anna Eshoo on Thursday introduced three separate measures designed to expedite broadband access. The Conduit Deployment Act and the CLIMB Once Act...

Fiber4 months ago

Industry Groups and Non Profit Advocates Offer Encouraging Words about House Energy and Commerce Broadband Measure

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Telecommunications industry and advocacy organizations on Wednesday and Thursday reacted to the introduction of the LIFT America Act, H.R. 2741, which stands for...

Broadband's Impact4 months ago

Time to Focus on California Legislation That Affects Infrastructure Access to Rights-of-Way and Conduit, says EFF

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: California, and many other states, have muscled their way onto the national broadband stage. They've done this through legislation that would either require...

Broadband's Impact4 months ago

Portland, Home to Historic Open Access Battles, is Bringing Municipal Dark Fiber to Light

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Susan Crawford is once again bringing history to life with this blast-from-the-past story of how "net neutrality" owes some of its roots to...

Broadband's Impact4 months ago

What Will Fiber Optic Network Owner Zayo’s Acquisition by Private Equity Mean for Broadband?

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Many fiber-focused companies in the U.S., and overseas, have turned to private equity investors instead of the public markets. What the public company...

Europe5 months ago

SiFi Networks Brings Infrastructure Financing to California With $75 Million Open-Access Fiber in Fullerton

SiFi Networks' recent announcement of a more-than $75 million open-access network in Fullerton, Calif., represents a departure from the public-private model that the company had been pursuing...

Fiber5 months ago

SiFi Networks Announces Whole-City Open Access Fiber Network in Fullerton, California

SiFi Networks on Monday announced that it had obtained funding to build an open access fiber network through the whole city of Fullerton, California. SiFi will...

Broadband's Impact6 months ago

Neighborly Takes Lead in Deploying New Business Models for Fiber Networks

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: New business models are coming for fiber to the home deployments across the U.S. On Tuesday, Medina County, Ohio, announced just such a model,...

Fiber7 months ago

Big Black Eye for Google as it Shuts Down its Fiber Access Network in Louisville, Kentucky

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: As Google says goodbye to the first of its fiber cities in which it has actually deployed connectivity, questions swirl about what happens...

Broadband's Impact8 months ago

Piece Outlines SiFi Networks’ Plan to Build Open Access Network in Saratoga Springs, New York

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We reported this news back in August, but it's worth highlighting again with this new new piece on SiFi Networks' project in Saratoga...

Fiber10 months ago

Neighborly Launches its Broadband Accelerator with 35 Cities, Stoking Momentum for Open Access Fiber

November 16, 2018 - With the launch of a group of communities in a "broadband accelerator" launched by the municipal finance portal Neighborly, the momentum behind...

Fiber11 months ago

On Broadband, California Again Leads the Way in Helping Promote Rural Broadband

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: There's no question that California courts controversy, in technology and telecommunications as well as many other spaces. However, putting aside the drama over...

Fiber12 months ago

How the Utah Open Access Fiber Network Is Getting Back its Groove

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency has been outperforming expectations for some time; and never more so than recently. This post from FreeUTOPIA...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

News Report on Google Fiber Cites a Lack of Progress in Salt Lake in Provo

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT - Views differ on the extent of Google Fiber progress, or persistence, throughout the country, and particularly here in Utah. I have cousins...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

A New Public-Private Model for Gigigabit Broadband Gains Ground in Saratoga Springs, New York

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: SiFi Networks appears to be gaining some traction in the U.S., based upon this report from Telecompaper. The company bring a public-private partnership...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

Community Broadband Efforts Alive and Thriving in Ohio, Maryland and Utah

PITTSBURGH, August 16, 2018 - Big telecommunications providers are not making it easy for communities to step up and offer robust broadband service, even in low-density...

FCC1 year ago

FCC Passes ‘One Touch Make Ready,’ Designed to Speed Broadband Deployment, on a Split Vote

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2018 – The Federal Communications Commission voted to pass the new, so-called “One Touch Make Ready” policy, a measure designed to accelerate pole...

FCC1 year ago

While Google and Verizon Favor ‘One Touch Make Ready,’ Comcast and AT&T Want to Drag Heels

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2018 - Google Fiber and Verizon split with AT&T and Comcast over the so-called “One-Touch Make-Ready” policy, with the former claiming that the...

Broadband Data1 year ago

Rural Electric Cooperatives Pose an Obvious Solution for Deploying Fiber to Rural Areas, Says Former FCC Official

PITTSBURGH, July 31, 2018 - Rural electric cooperatives and not “small cell” deployment powered by 5G networks, may be the solution to closing the digital divide,...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

For Robust Broadband in the 5G Era, More Local Control May Be Required

PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2018 - Many broadband experts speaking at the Next Century Cities regional summit here said last week that city jurisdiction should take precedence...

Broadband Data1 year ago

Public-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband Success

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 - Colorado broadband officials stressed the importance of public-private partnerships in extending broadband access to unserved Americans in rural areas, and expressed...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

Blair Levin’s Scathing Takedown of FCC’s Ajit Pai, Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, and 5G Hype

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We were present at the Broadband Communities Summit at which Blair Levin gave these remarks; thanks to the Coalition for Local Internet Choice...

Broadband's Impact1 year ago

Why 5G Wireless Deployments Are Not an In-Home Solution for Better Broadband

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: This falls into the category of a gaffe, or when a politically-minded business like AT&T accidentally tells the truth. Here, the truth is...

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Broadband Roundup: Everyone (Almost) Gangs Up on Google, Muni Broadband Fact Sheet, SHLB Anchornet Conference

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

Muni Broadband Fare Well in PCMag Study, CenturyLink Intercity Fiber, Facebook and Kids’ Privacy

Electronic Frontier Foundation Lawsuit Against Mobile Data Collection, and Fort Collins Fiber Network

Consumer Groups Oppose Project Libra, Comcast on Shapefile Mapping, Windstream Goes Wireless

Rural Telecommunications Congress Webcast Series Begins with Focus on Collaboration on Colorado’s Western Slopes

Removing Chinese Telecommunications Equipment From U.S. Broadband Networks Would Cost More Than $1 Billion

Transparency for Tech Platforms, Fiber in American Fork and Mountain Connect

5G Needs Fiber, Anchorage Wireless Project and Budgeting for Broadband in Fort Collins

SiFi Proposes Open-Access Network in Lowell, Ajit Pai on Broadband Farming

Broadband Roundup: Texas Rural Funds Collaborative and Infrastructure Zone in Indiana

Georgia State Plan, New Bills in Alabama, and Launch in Loveland, Colorado

Utah’s Open Infrastructure Network Releases Timetable for Fiber in Orem; To Complete Buildout by 2022

Rep. Anna Eshoo Reintroduces Broadband Bills to Lay Conduit, Streamline Pole Attachments and Permit Community Broadband

Industry Groups and Non Profit Advocates Offer Encouraging Words about House Energy and Commerce Broadband Measure

Time to Focus on California Legislation That Affects Infrastructure Access to Rights-of-Way and Conduit, says EFF

Portland, Home to Historic Open Access Battles, is Bringing Municipal Dark Fiber to Light

What Will Fiber Optic Network Owner Zayo’s Acquisition by Private Equity Mean for Broadband?

SiFi Networks Brings Infrastructure Financing to California With $75 Million Open-Access Fiber in Fullerton

SiFi Networks Announces Whole-City Open Access Fiber Network in Fullerton, California

Neighborly Takes Lead in Deploying New Business Models for Fiber Networks

Big Black Eye for Google as it Shuts Down its Fiber Access Network in Louisville, Kentucky

Piece Outlines SiFi Networks’ Plan to Build Open Access Network in Saratoga Springs, New York

Neighborly Launches its Broadband Accelerator with 35 Cities, Stoking Momentum for Open Access Fiber

On Broadband, California Again Leads the Way in Helping Promote Rural Broadband

How the Utah Open Access Fiber Network Is Getting Back its Groove

News Report on Google Fiber Cites a Lack of Progress in Salt Lake in Provo

A New Public-Private Model for Gigigabit Broadband Gains Ground in Saratoga Springs, New York

Community Broadband Efforts Alive and Thriving in Ohio, Maryland and Utah

FCC Passes ‘One Touch Make Ready,’ Designed to Speed Broadband Deployment, on a Split Vote

While Google and Verizon Favor ‘One Touch Make Ready,’ Comcast and AT&T Want to Drag Heels

Rural Electric Cooperatives Pose an Obvious Solution for Deploying Fiber to Rural Areas, Says Former FCC Official

For Robust Broadband in the 5G Era, More Local Control May Be Required

Public-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband Success

Blair Levin’s Scathing Takedown of FCC’s Ajit Pai, Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, and 5G Hype

Why 5G Wireless Deployments Are Not an In-Home Solution for Better Broadband

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Washington

FCC’s Technology Advisory Committee Reprises Preemption of Localities, But This Time Over Small Cell Aesthetics

Many Facets of Wireless Industry Join to Celebrate Launch of OnGo Using Mid-Band Spectrum

Benton Foundation Renamed Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, Renewed Focus on Advanced Internet Networks

Who’s On First? Congress Upset With Wasteful and Petty Antitrust Squabbles Between Justice and FTC

Broadband Roundup: CBRS on a Roll, Innovation Fund in Rural California, Another Verizon 5G Announcement

Broadband Roundup: FCC Announces More Rural Funding, Everyone On Expands Footprint, US Telecom Gets Political

With FCC Broadband Maps Denounced as ‘Terrible,’ Members of Congress Drill Into Details For Improvement

Digital Literacy Legend and Rural Telecommunications Congress Board Member Gene Crick Dies

Addressing the Impact of Big Data Upon Antitrust is More Complicated Than a Big Tech Breakup

Speaking at Commerce Department Symposium, Federal Agencies Doubt Benefits of Spectrum Plan

Broadband Roundup: Two Separate State Antitrust investigations of Google and Facebook, and Broadband Mapping

Comparing Privacy Policies for Wearable Fitness Trackers: Apple, Fitbit, Xiaomi and Under Armour

Broadband Roundup: House Energy and Commerce to Focus on Broadband Maps, Rural Digital Divide Woes, C-Band Sharing

Ranking Digital Rights Project Seeks to Compare Privacy and Free Expression by Big Tech and Internet Companies

Part IV: As Hate Speech Proliferates Online, Critics Want to See and Control Social Media’s Algorithms

Part III: The GOP Wants to Kill the Fairness Doctrine, Then Applies It to the Internet

Justice Department Collaborating with State Attorneys General’s Antitrust Investigation of Big Tech, Says Chief

Part II: Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz Want to Repeal Section 230 and Break the Internet

A Short History of Online Free Speech, Part I: The Communications Decency Act Is Born

Free Press Denounces Facebook Ads, New Content Moderation, Problems of Broadband Adoption

House Homeland Security Committee Issues Subpoena to the Owner of 8chan Internet Site

FCC Finalizes Approval of T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, As States Continue to Oppose

Trump Delays 10 Percent Tariff on Chinese Tech Goods, Buttigieg on Broadband, Facebook Eavesdropping

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Local Government Officials Don’t Like FCC Preemption of Wireless Facilities, See Hope in D.C. Circuit Decision

FCC Authorizes $121 Million in Rural Broadband Funding from Connect America Fund

Tech Groups Push Back on Trump Social Media Bias, Microsoft Calls Rural Broadband ‘Urgent National Crisis,” Huawei Operating System

FCC Rejects Changes to Existing Radiofrequency Exposure Limits

Public Knowledge Blasts Latest Privacy Meltdown, This One at Instagram Affiliate Hyp3r

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

Greater Commercial Use of Drones Will Force Revisions of Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, Say Experts

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

Protesting Twitter’s ‘Normalizing Racism,’ Activists Call on Social Network to Ban White Supremacists

White House on Friday to Host Social Media Officials to Discuss Violent Extremism

Faster Access in Metro and Suburban Areas, Amazon and Higher Prices, Trump and Social Media

Bipartisan Committee Leadership Calls to Remove Tech Immunity From U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement