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Expert Opinion1 year 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

Funding1 year 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 Opinion1 year 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.

#broadbandlive1 year 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.

Funding2 years 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.

Infrastructure2 years 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 Roundup3 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 Roundup3 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 Impact4 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 […]

Asia5 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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AT&T Goes to Court over FCC Decision on Pole Attachment Rates

CCA Wants Rip and Replace Funding, Executive Movements at Lumen, Rise Closes Buy of GI Partners

Satellites Expected to Increase, $30 Million From Emergency Connectivity Fund, NTIA 5G Challenge

As ChatGPT’s Popularity Skyrockets, Some Experts Call for AI Regulation

Innovation Fund’s Global Approach May Improve O-RAN Deployment: Commenters

Automated Content Moderation’s Main Problem is Subjectivity, Not Accuracy, Expert Says

Helge Tiainen: Fiber Access Extension Eases Connectivity Worries for Operators, Landlords and Tenants

Apple and Google Called ‘Gatekeepers,’ Huawei Trade Restrictions, Meta’s Antitrust Win

Robocallers Disconnected, Connecting Minority Communities Grants, No Licenses for Huawei

Broadband Breakfast on March 1, 2023 – Preview Session for Big Tech & Speech Summit

Broadband Breakfast on February 22, 2023 – Workforce Development Issues

Broadband Breakfast on February 15, 2023 – How State Broadband Offices Are Approaching the Next Phase of IIJA

Meta Restores Trump’s Accounts, Alaska Uses AI for Mapping, Public Interest Model for Spectrum Policy

Broadband Breakfast on March 1, 2023 – Preview Session for Big Tech & Speech Summit

Dae-Keun Cho: Demystifying Interconnection and Cost Recovery in South Korea

New Leadership and Priorities for Republican-Led Energy and Commerce Committee

Justice Department Sues Google, Big Tech’s White House Ties, TCPA Compliance Deadline

Section 230 Interpretation Debate Heats Up Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Case

Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration’s Input on Texas and Florida Social Media Laws

FCC Orders Robocall Traffic Cutoff, Internet Lacking for Civil Society, Comcast Promotion

Historically Underrepresented Communities Urged to Take Advantage of BEAD Planning

FCC Eliminates Use of Urban-Rural Database for Healthcare Telecom Subsidies

Industry Leaders Urge Biden to Tread Lightly With Federal Privacy Legislation

FCC Proposes Notification Rules for 988 Suicide Hotline Lifeline Outages

Broadband Breakfast on March 1, 2023 – Preview Session for Big Tech & Speech Summit

Broadband Breakfast on February 22, 2023 – Workforce Development Issues

Broadband Breakfast on February 15, 2023 – How State Broadband Offices Are Approaching the Next Phase of IIJA

Must Internet Platforms Host Objectionable Content? Appeals Courts Consider ‘Must Carry’ Rules

Broadband Breakfast Interview With Michael Baker’s Teraira Snerling and Samantha Garfinkel

Unrealistic Fears About Chinese Tech Distract From Real Privacy Concerns, Panelists Say

Broadband Breakfast on January 25, 2023 – Section 230, Google, Twitter and the Supreme Court

Efficacy and Timeline of FCC’s Challenge Process Questioned by State Officials, Industry Experts

Broadband Breakfast on February 8, 2023 – The Build America, Buy America Law’s Impact on Infrastructure

Broadband Breakfast on February 1, 2023 – What Will the 118th Congress Do on Broadband and Big Tech?

Broadband Breakfast on January 18, 2023 – Welcoming the Chinese New Year, Navigating a High Tech Cold War

Broadband Breakfast on January 11, 2023 – How to Challenge the FCC’s Broadband Map

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