Earnings
Verizon Doubles Fixed Wireless Targets, Plans More Than 35M Fiber Passings
The company should have 30 million passings by 2028, by virtue of buying Frontier and continuing Verizon expansion.
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Wireless
EchoStar’s 5G Buildout Extension Challenged at FCC
VTel Wireless concerned about the process used to grant the three-year extension.
NTCA
USDA Announces $173 Million in Additional ReConnect Funding
ReConnect Program funding will flow to ten states.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Hawaii Introduces Statewide Internet Speed Mapping Initiative
Map would identify where federal funding is most needed
Chips
Biden Announces $325 Million for Michigan Semiconductor Factory
The funding would support 180 manufacturing jobs in Saginaw County, where Republicans and Democrats were close in 2016 and 2020.
SpaceX
NTIA Head Calls GOP Criticism of BEAD 'Election-Year Politics'
He pointed to FCC's implementation of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund under Trump as as a cautionary example.
Tribal
Require Tribal Consent for 5G Fund, Tribes Say
Tribal officials say RDOF would have been more effective with such a requirement.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 6, 2024 - The Debate Over Unlocking Phones
Join us to discover how this proposal could reshape the mobile landscape.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on October 30, 2024 - Tech and Telecom in Advance of the Next Administration
An interactive town hall exploring the critical issues that will shape America's digital future in the next presidential administration.
Expert Opinion
Shared Spectrum in Education: Back-to-School for Policymakers
Schools leverage CBRS for a wide diversity of applications.
Ziply
Ziply Announces Fiber-Rich 400 Gig ‘Northern Link Route’
The route will connect the Pacific Northwest to Minneapolis and Chicago
BEAD
Wyoming Opens BEAD Grant Application Window
The BEAD application window will close Dec. 5, 2024
OTI
Consumer Groups: ‘Device Unlocking Boosts Wireless Competition’
Eighteen consumer groups pushed the FCC to adopt a uniform 60-day phone unlocking standard.
Labor Department
CWA Ratifies Contracts with AT&T Southeast, West
The deal comes weeks after more than 17,000 CWA members spent one month on strike.
Fiber
Broadband Industry Sees 7.5% Drop in Capex in 2023
The $94.7 billion investment reported in 2023 came from leading wireline, wireless, and cable providers.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on October 23, 2024 - Satellite Broadband and BEAD
Has the tide truly turned for satellite broadband?
