Infrastructure
New Broadband Workers Can Be Enticed By High Wages, Career Advancement: Experts
‘There are just an incredible amount of even management positions that would be well-suited to develop through an apprentice program.’
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FCC
FCC to Establish New Space Bureau, Chairwoman Says
‘The new space age has turned everything we know about how to deliver critical space-based services on its head.’
Data Center
Hyperscalers are the New Disrupters in Cloud Computing and Digital Infrastructure
A part of digital Infrastructure investment, hyperscale data centers embody the communications and computation necessary for scaling broadband.
Infrastructure
Congress Working to Enact Permitting Reforms for Broadband
‘Red tape really does have the possibility to kill project,’ argued a House subcommittee chief counsel.
FCC
Broadband Labels Shouldn’t Burden Small Providers, Wireless Association Says
WISPA’s letter notes that many of its member are small providers that serve sparsely populated areas.
FCC
Carr Wants TikTok Ban, NAB Spectrum Concerns, Lakewood Added to Google Fiber Targets
‘I don’t believe there is a path forward for anything other than a ban.’
FCC
Not All Affordable Connectivity Enrollees Are Using the Benefit: A Look into 30 Major Metro Areas
‘The percentage of households in major metro areas…using the program is smaller than the percentage of households enrolled.’
Counter Ransomware Intiative
Ransomware Summit, Twitter Board Dissolved, NetworkX Winners
‘We’re seeing the pace and the sophistication of the ransomware attacks increasing faster than our resilience.’
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Comcast
Zuckerberg to Testify in Within Buy, Comcast’s New Internet Offerings, Rogers-Shaw Go to Tribunal on Merger
The FTC voted to pursue blocking the virtual reality deal.
Infrastructure
Massachusetts Seeks Support Services In Preparation for Federal Infrastructure Funds
Applications are due mid-November, state officials said, and awards will likely be announced by early December.
FCC
FCC Filings Expose Divisions on Broadband ‘Nutrition’ Label Disclosures of Speeds
‘There are serious questions about whether a strong, effective label is achievable with a 2–2 Commission’
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 23, 2022 – Elon and Ye and Donald, Oh My!
How will Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and Ye’s acquisition of Parler shape the social media landscape?
FCC
GOP Congresswoman Says FCC Puts Politics Over the Law
‘Our founders provided Congress with legislative authority to ensure lawmaking is done by elected officials, not unaccountable bureaucrats.’
BEAD
Musk Now Owns Twitter, Cox Dodges AT&T Challenge, Workforce Development Alliance
Upon assuming control of Twitter, Elon Musk reportedly fired Twitter’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and others
FCC
Verizon Rejects Claims of Redlining, $759 Million from ReConnect, Utopia Fiber Survey
ISP is rebutting claims of the Associated Press and The Markup story on internet deals in non-white neighborhoods
