COVID-19 has highlighted the need for broadband services for consumers across the expanse of our country. The crisis has dictated […]
These difficult times have presented enormous challenges to all of us, and, as we are urged to stay apart, digital […]
The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic has tested the will of millions of businesses and cooperatives throughout our nation, but help […]
The federal government has always been one of the largest consumers of broadband and that has become especially true with […]
During this pandemic, broadband networks across the world have been put to the ultimate stress test, expected to support an […]
Cable operators are rethinking their strategies and rolling out new ways to service customers in-building, as well as to reach […]
As investments in 5G technologies impact the U.S. market with the next generation of networks, devices and applications, the timeline […]
Broadband and technology devices are most certainly game changers is this age of COVID-19. For the older adult community, the […]
For starters, you’ll make more money. Figure contrasts 1. incumbent cable oligopoly territory divisions, 2. 2,700 local ISPs (map by […]
The State of the Union address used to be the political news equivalent of the Super Bowl. It was the […]
What makes one community flourish while another one struggles? Lack of jobs and essential amenities are often cited as reasons […]
Last month, Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai announced a new plan to allocate $9 billion toward deploying 5G wireless in […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on Friday to virtually block Huawei’s access to the U.S. market, but this […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a Public Notice seeking comment on procedures for the auction of Public Access Licenses (PALs) […]
The Founder of Broadband Census and Breakfast Breakfast, and the former executive director of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois – […]
In every corner of the country and around the world, leaders are trying to make their cities “smarter.” These projects are often […]
Following a string of data breaches that touched tens of millions of consumers, and revelations of user data exploitation by […]
Over the last few months, various ideas have been floated about the offering of 5G wireless services via a government-sponsored […]
When the 4G networking protocol improvements rolled out, I was a Verizon Wireless dealer in a small town in rural […]
The California Consumer Privacy Act passed into law in 2018 is scheduled to go into effect January 2020. It could […]
The top regulator of U.S. phone calls has issued an ultimatum to telecom companies: Either stop robocallers from faking phone […]
At the beginning of a new Congress, there’s generally an exciting, hopeful spirit, even after the bitter partisanship of the […]
Editor’s Note: Around the time of Presidents’ Day eight years ago, I wrote this piece about the connection between Abraham […]
What did you do on your summer vacation? Major broadband network operators spent the season making plans to deploy superfast […]
Network neutrality is an important issue. We mustn’t allow transport owners to limit our ability to communicate. But, network neutrality […]
The success of the internet demonstrates that we now depend on network operators to assure that services like telephony work. […]
Telecom attorney Jonathan Lee takes down the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s specious case against the AT&T/Time Warner merger […]
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Telemedicine is one of the most immediately needed high-bandwidth broadband applications, and it promises concrete and easy-to-see […]
Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate recently released a plan for broadband deployment that would spend $40 billion in taxpayer […]
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Here’s my piece in the Deseret News, responding to information about the Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency […]
In the battle to deploy broadband, cooperatives (co-ops) can be a decisive force to cover the rural flanks in states […]
July 7, 2016 – Since 2008, the ability to “cut the cord” has existed with the help of devices allowing […]
Editor's Note: This column, "Once 'Athens of the West,' a Kentucky city seeks revival and improvements," was originally published in the Deseret News of Salt Lake City, Utah. Here is...
April 13, 2015 - Attention on the significance of community-based Gigabit Networks rose dramatically when President Obama included an announcement about the importance of community broadband...
Editor's Note: On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a $25 million settlement with AT&T for data breaches including the releasing of thousands of customer records, including...
WASHINGTON, November 13, 2014 – Net neutrality has been the hottest topic in tech policy for months. Politicians on the […]
Editor’s Note: With the announcement of President Obama’s desire to classify broadband as public utility, BroadbandBreakfast.com welcomes commentaries and opinions […]
November 4, 2014 – Nearly a year-and-a-half ago, Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam claimed in an editorial in The New […]
October 17, 2014 – Fiber-optic communication is increasingly being recognized as a new necessity of urban life, with momentum for […]
Rural Americans are sicker, poorer and more likely to be uninsured than their urban counterparts. Vital human capital links in […]