BEAD
Pennsylvania, Nevada, Nebraska and Puerto Rico Clear NTIA Volume 1 Approval
Proposed modifications to the NTIA's model challenge process include classifying DSL and licensed fixed wireless to be underserved.
Funding
Treasury Department Announces $158 Million for Puerto Rican Broadband
The Capital Projects Fund money will go to infrastructure and community centers.
Spectrum
FCC Acts to Expand Access to Spectrum Sharing in American Territories
Chairwoman Rosenworcel has been a longtime supporter of spectrum sharing, and these actions advance that aspect of her agenda.
FTC
Trump Administrations Unveils Details of Infrastructure Incentives, Including Spending on Rural Broadband
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2018 – President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled details of his plan to spur $1.5 trillion in new investment to revitalize the nation’s crumbling infrastructure with a combination of $200 billion worth of matching funds and block grants to be funded from to-be-determined bud
Broadband News
Microsoft Utilizes TV White Space in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to Enhance Communications
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Here, Microsoft is taking the initiative to address the communications failures and other challenges in Puerto Rico. Microsoft is aiming to use its particular variant of TV “white spaces” to allow greater communication capabilities during a time of widespread power outag
Broadband's Impact
FCC Provides Details for Puerto Rican E-Rate Funding as Chairman Pai Visits Island
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2017 — More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s communications infrastructure, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday announced that he will travel to the island territory on Sunday to observe the recovery process and assess the
FCC
Mignon Clyburn Blasts FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for Failing to ‘Put Consumers First’
WASHINGTON, November 1, 2017 — After nearly a year in the minority on the Federal Communications Commission, Democratic FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn told reporters on Wednesday that she has had enough of a Republican majority that “is not putting consumers first.” “The first 10 months [under Cha
Universal Service
Creatively Tapping the Universal Service Fund to Address Hurricane Maria Damage in Puerto Rico
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is proposing a creative response to repair the damage done by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico by tapping into the Universal Service Fund for necessary infrastructure repairs. A decision on the matter is planned for the a
