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Exclusive Drew Clark Column on Broadband Infrastructure Legislation
Now is the time in Congress for all good (and bad) broadband bills to be introduced.
Broadband Infrastructure is the means to deliver Better Broadband, Better Lives
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Now is the time in Congress for all good (and bad) broadband bills to be introduced.
Broadband's Impact
A House hearing debated the need for broadband and the higher speed thresholds currently before Congress.
Infrastructure
Experts are calling for a transatlantic partnership to protect 5G infrastructure internationally.
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Three Senators have reintroduced the BRIDGE Act with a proposed $40 billion to expand broadband access across the nation.
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John Stankey said the amount would completely cover rural and remote America — if “done right.”
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An expert panel convened by US Telecom agreed that public/private telecom partnerships are an effective use of federal broadband funds.
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Some fear that there is no real plan to close the digital divide with Biden’s new infrastructure proposal.
Infrastructure
The Biden administration aims to support broadband as the New Deal measure provided electricity in isolated rural areas.
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May 24, 2021– Positron Access Solutions aims to provide fixed wireless networks to areas where it may otherwise be to costly or difficult to deploy fiber infrastructure, through a device they refer to as “Gigabit Access Multiplexer,” or a “GAM” for short. In this interview with Positron Access Solut
Biden willing to go $65B on broadband, Republican infrastructure plan, gigabit opportunity zone bill, David Ige’s telecom past.
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Panelists share experiences of building broadband projects with the backing of the community.
Fiber
Ernesto Falcon of the EFF says expansion of fiber is the only way California keeps up with demand for broadband.
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The NTIA will prioritize projects that bring broadband to greatest number of homes.
Fed funding prioritizing trusted network supplies, Frontier sued for speed claims, Charter wants waiver on areas, Internet Explorer support ending.
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NTCA’s Shirley Bloomfield on driving improvements for rural broadband.
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The NARUC Broadband Task Force said mapping, better funding program coordination and support for non-traditional providers key for broadband roll-out.