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To BEAD or Not to BEAD? For Rural Providers, the Time to Decide is Now
Are you prepared to watch a competitor bring fiber optic infrastructure into your service area?
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Are you prepared to watch a competitor bring fiber optic infrastructure into your service area?
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The FCC does not allow an ISP defendant to argue that its decision not to provide access to broadband was based on any substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest.
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Unless Congress acts now, America will lose a key element in the effort to close the digital divide.
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The introduction of the Spectrum Pipeline Act represents an important step toward attempting to restore the FCC’s auction authority.
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Providers should carefully weigh and evaluate whether it is better to build out the middle mile infrastructure or purchase it from another carrier.
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The author argues that Virginia’s firm stand on BEAD funding serves as a beacon for the states.
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Low-income communities are only marginally less likely to have access to high-speed broadband compared to their wealthier counterparts.
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Participants in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program are perilously close to depleting their allocations.
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Strong empirical evidence emerges that open internet regulations exert a significant, strong negative impact on fiber investments.
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The lower 3 GigaHertz (GHz) and 7-8 GHz bands are the best opportunities to close our nation’s spectrum gap.
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Roughly 35 million Americans lack home broadband internet.
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Pennsylvania’s mountainous terrain and rural areas with few homes have made it difficult and expensive for broadband expansion.
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March 9, 2024, marks the one year anniversary since Congress let the FCC's auction authority expire.
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Continuing the ACP program can be justified, but only if it is meaningfully reformed to render it more fiscally responsible.
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When it's a matter of life and death, it's all about wireless internet, says the author.
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The FCC should encourage solutions that help facilitate make-ready work when utilities are dragging their feet.