Doug Dawson Archives : Broadband Breakfast

Expert Opinion7 months ago

Christopher Mitchell: Brendan Carr is Wrong on the Treasury Department’s Broadband Rules

The Federal Communications Commission has no excuse for why the agency finished with the same bad data it started with.

Justin Perkins and Scott D. Woods on a Zoom video call

Funding7 months ago

NTIA Official Says Rural Broadband Funds Do Not Disqualify Area from New Broadband Monies

While NTIA will interpret grant funding under the law, it’s up to states to determine where to allocate money.

Expert Opinion7 months ago

Christopher Mitchell: Treasury Department Rescue Plan Act Rules Improve Broadband Funding

The Treasury Department has resolved all of the concerns that the Institute for Local Self Reliance identified in May.

#broadbandlive10 months ago

Broadband Breakfast on November 3, 2021 — Cutting Through Supply Chains and Resolving Labor Shortages

Concerns about labor shortages, supply chains and rising costs are inescapable.

Funding1 year ago

Reverse Auctions, State-Led Funding, Higher Speeds: Speculation Mounts About Final Infrastructure Bill

Without further word on what to expect in the bipartisan infrastructure framework, Doug Dawson examines what direction it could take.

Infrastructure1 year ago

Focus On Community Networks In Biden Plan A Positive 180-Degree Policy Change, Advocates Say

April 7, 2021 – Despite criticism levied against President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure plan, some broadband industry experts are excited […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Mitch McConnell Ties $2,000 Checks to Section 230 Repeal, WISPA and Multifamily Broadband Council, Predictions for 2021

Hours after blocking legislation to increase direct payments in the coronavirus stimulus legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Strategies For a Deadlocked FCC, the FCC’s Big RDOF Mistake, Smart Cities Leaders Awarded

Harold Feld, senior vice president of Public Knowledge, called for Democratic members of the Federal Communications Commission to fight Republican […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Trump Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, How Not to Wreck the FCC, Broadband Performance in Europe

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to guide how federal agencies adopt artificial intelligence, as part […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

5G in China, BroadbandNow’s Q3 2020 Report, FiOS Subscriber Growth Reaches 5-Year High

There has been a huge amount of hype in the United States about being in a race with the Chinese […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Why 5G is Slower Than 4G, Potential Repeal of New York Broadband Fee, DataBank-Zayo Group Deal

“5G is mostly not faster than 4G,” wrote Doug Dawson, president of CCG Consulting, in a Tuesday blog post, in […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Pentagon Gives Up Spectrum For 5G, Dish Buys Ting Mobile, Low Earth Orbit Satellite Developments

The White House announced a massive transfer of electromagnetic spectrum traditionally used for military operations to become available for commercial […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Grant Restrictions in N.C., Public Knowledge Backs Internet Archive, Streaming Services Customer Satisfaction

June 11, 2020 — “Beware of grant gotchas,” warned CCG Consulting President Doug Dawson, observing in a blog post that […]

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Coronavirus Roundup: Extending a Pledge, ‘Yell Bloody Murder’ on Broadband Maps, SHLB Letter, Gigabit Libraries

Verizon Communications, AT&T, Comcast and Cox sere among the broadband providers that said on Monday that they had extended their […]

Broadband's Impact3 years ago

Rural America Needs More than Just Slow Internet Connections

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Doug Dawson once again nails it on his blog post. The 10 megabit per second (Mbps) download […]

Asia4 years ago

How the Trump Administration’s Trade Politics are Slipping into the Fiber Broadband World

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The Trump administration’s protectionism is already having significant impacts on many American businesses and industries, and may […]

Broadband Breakfast

Christopher Mitchell: Brendan Carr is Wrong on the Treasury Department’s Broadband Rules

NTIA Official Says Rural Broadband Funds Do Not Disqualify Area from New Broadband Monies

Christopher Mitchell: Treasury Department Rescue Plan Act Rules Improve Broadband Funding

Broadband Breakfast on November 3, 2021 — Cutting Through Supply Chains and Resolving Labor Shortages

Reverse Auctions, State-Led Funding, Higher Speeds: Speculation Mounts About Final Infrastructure Bill

Focus On Community Networks In Biden Plan A Positive 180-Degree Policy Change, Advocates Say

Mitch McConnell Ties $2,000 Checks to Section 230 Repeal, WISPA and Multifamily Broadband Council, Predictions for 2021

Strategies For a Deadlocked FCC, the FCC’s Big RDOF Mistake, Smart Cities Leaders Awarded

Trump Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, How Not to Wreck the FCC, Broadband Performance in Europe

5G in China, BroadbandNow’s Q3 2020 Report, FiOS Subscriber Growth Reaches 5-Year High

Why 5G is Slower Than 4G, Potential Repeal of New York Broadband Fee, DataBank-Zayo Group Deal

Pentagon Gives Up Spectrum For 5G, Dish Buys Ting Mobile, Low Earth Orbit Satellite Developments

Broadband Roundup: Grant Restrictions in N.C., Public Knowledge Backs Internet Archive, Streaming Services Customer Satisfaction

Coronavirus Roundup: Extending a Pledge, ‘Yell Bloody Murder’ on Broadband Maps, SHLB Letter, Gigabit Libraries

Rural America Needs More than Just Slow Internet Connections

How the Trump Administration’s Trade Politics are Slipping into the Fiber Broadband World

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FCC Points to Congress on USF, Texas Hires LightBox, Lit Communities Hires Lindsay Miller

Bryan Darr: An Order of Fiber, Please, with Wireless on the Side

Tech Policy Conference Panelists Tackle Challenges of Federal Privacy, Antitrust Laws

Carr ‘Surprised’ by RDOF Denials, ‘New Normal’ on Supply Chain, $68M for Student Connectivity

Appeals Court Affirms FCC’s Spectrum Authority, FTC Privacy Rulemaking, (Root) Beer and Broadband

David Flower: 5G and Hyper-Personalization: Too Much of a Good Thing?

FCC Denies Funding for Two of the Biggest Winners of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Money

Grid Broadband Bill, Ting Gets Financing, Finley Engineering Has New CEO

Broadband Breakfast on August 17, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Tennessee

FCC Encouraged to Limit Data Collection on Affordable Connectivity Program, Others Want More

FCC Encouraged to Limit Data Collection on Affordable Connectivity Program, Others Want More

Grid Broadband Bill, Ting Gets Financing, Finley Engineering Has New CEO

FCC Denies Funding for Two of the Biggest Winners of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Money

Broadband Breakfast on August 17, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Tennessee

David Flower: 5G and Hyper-Personalization: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Appeals Court Affirms FCC’s Spectrum Authority, FTC Privacy Rulemaking, (Root) Beer and Broadband

Carr ‘Surprised’ by RDOF Denials, ‘New Normal’ on Supply Chain, $68M for Student Connectivity

Tech Policy Conference Panelists Tackle Challenges of Federal Privacy, Antitrust Laws

Bryan Darr: An Order of Fiber, Please, with Wireless on the Side

FCC Points to Congress on USF, Texas Hires LightBox, Lit Communities Hires Lindsay Miller

Broadband Breakfast on August 17, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Tennessee

Broadband Breakfast on August 3, 2022 – How Yellowstone Fiber is Bringing High-Capacity Broadband to Montana

Morgan City Fiber Swap Model Catching On

Broadband Breakfast on July 27, 2022 – Bringing Broadband to Rural America: A Case Study in Morgan, Utah

Indiana Fosters Relationships in Preparation for Federal Broadband Funds

Utah’s Broadband Maps Are Ready for Federal Funding, Broadband Director Says

Broadband Breakfast on July 20, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Indiana

Broadband Breakfast on July 13, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Utah

FCC Opens Broadband Data Collection Program

Broadband Breakfast Interview With Pinpoint Capital Advisors’ Andrew Semenak

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