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Chris Scharrer: Why Would SpaceX Need $20B from BEAD?

$3.5B can buy 6.4 million Starlink residential installations. Starlink is a practical short-term stopgap before fiber.

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Unleashing American Innovation Through Strategic Deregulation

One critical opportunity lies in the modernization and reallocation of government-held spectrum.

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Edge AI Is Coming: Is Your Tribal or Small ISP Ready to Lead the Charge?

AI is only a tool for those who can access it.

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Unlocking Potential: How Technology and Skills-Based Training Can Transform Reentry

Technology empowers incarcerated individuals with access to vocational training

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Starlink and DOGE: The $42 Billion Conflict of Interest in Rural Broadband

This combination casts doubt on the government's ability to be truly 'technology neutral'.

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Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

The BEAD investment offers great hope to rural America where we have been stuck in the digital divide since the beginning of the Internet age.

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Jessica Dine: So You Want BEAD to Be Tech Neutral?

BEAD should use all technologies, but not all technologies are equal.

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ACP Funding is Still a Good Idea, Even for the Current GOP

But don’t get your hopes up.

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States Approach Readiness for the Broadband Rollout, But Federal Nod is Elusive

No BEAD final proposals have been posted since late 2024, but many are due over the next few months.

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Dean Bubley: Does AI Drive Demand for Mobile Spectrum?

Hundreds of millions of people are using mostly text-based AI applications.

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Tariffs and Broadband: Every Day is a New Day

In 2024, the United States imported approximately 25% of the world’s fiber optic cables.

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Sebastian Sassi: 3 Rules Broadband Disruptors Follow to Win the Bandwidth Battleground

Supply chains for fiber optics infrastructure are strained by global disruptions.

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Johnny Kampis: Texas Tells NTIA to Loosen BEAD Barriers to Deployment

Those seeking to eliminate some of the onerous regulations are more likely to bend the ear of the Trump administration.

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The Silent Crisis in Telecom: Billions Invested, But Visibility Remains a Blind Spot

Policymakers and regulators now have an opportunity to modernize telecom frameworks.

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Peter Murray: Connected Cities Tour Event Summarized

Coral Gables is known as 'The City Beautiful', and that includes technology.

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Peter Murray: Connected Cities Tour Event in Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade has been one of the more active counties in the country in addressing the digital enablement needs of the community.