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Funding
Study: CAF II ISPs Stopped Serving Many Locations After Funding Ended
While not a violation of FCC rules, a former deputy bureau chief said she was surprised to see such a drop off.
Funding
While not a violation of FCC rules, a former deputy bureau chief said she was surprised to see such a drop off.
Expert Opinion
The Federal Communications Commission has no excuse for why the agency finished with the same bad data it started with.
Funding
While NTIA will interpret grant funding under the law, it’s up to states to determine where to allocate money.
Expert Opinion
The Treasury Department has resolved all of the concerns that the Institute for Local Self Reliance identified in May.
Broadband Live
Concerns about labor shortages, supply chains and rising costs are inescapable.
Broadband Live
Without further word on what to expect in the bipartisan infrastructure framework, Doug Dawson examines what direction it could take.
Infrastructure
April 7, 2021 – Despite criticism levied against President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure plan, some broadband industry experts are excited about what it could mean for municipal and co-op networks. Biden’s “American Jobs Plan” would dedicate $100 billion for broadband infrastructure improvements ac
Broadband Mapping and Data
Hours after blocking legislation to increase direct payments in the coronavirus stimulus legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday introduced a bill tying $2,000 stimulus checks to unrelated items on President Donald Trump’s agenda, including a full repeal of Section 230 of the
FCC
Harold Feld, senior vice president of Public Knowledge, called for Democratic members of the Federal Communications Commission to fight Republican fire with fire in a recent publication, in which he lists all the tools Democrats have at their disposal to take equally audacious political actions, and
AI
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to guide how federal agencies adopt artificial intelligence, as part of an ongoing effort to build public trust in government use of AI. The order includes four important actions by the Trump Administration. The order itself direct
DC
There has been a huge amount of hype in the United States about being in a race with the Chinese over the deployment of 5G. But after seeing a recent South Korean news article, from the ChosunILBO, concluding that the Chinese 5G experiment might end up an economic bust, Doug Dawson, in a blog post [
The White House announced a massive transfer of electromagnetic spectrum traditionally used for military operations to become available for commercial 5G use, reported Breaking Defense on Monday. The move is aimed at dramatically expanding 5G access for all Americans. The Federal Communications Comm
Broadband's Impact
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Doug Dawson once again nails it on his blog post. The 10 megabit per second (Mbps) download / 1 Mbps upload was outdated when it was announced, just as 25 Mbps/3 Mbps (“broadband”) is today. It is especially disheartening to see the same requirement in the Agriculture De
Broadband's Impact
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The Trump administration’s protectionism is already having significant impacts on many American businesses and industries, and may begin to have significant impacts on the fiber broadband world. This post by Doug Dawson outlines some of the moves in Washington against bo