Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion

Kristian Stout: Red Tape and Headaches Plague BEAD Rollout

States must overcome numerous hurdles before BEAD will be able to succeed.

Expert Opinion

Scott Sampson: How Fiber Can Build a Work Culture in a Remote World

Greater reliable and secure broadband bandwidth is necessary to support a quality remote culture and work environment.

Expert Opinion

Sascha Meinrath: 12 GigaHertz Band is Key to Bridging the Digital Divide

We may miss a major opportunity to finally connect all areas of the country if we don’t leverage 5G FWA technology.

Expert Opinion

Carl Guardino: 100% Broadband Access in the U.S. — The Time is Now

A strong fiber bias in broadband funding means that underserved communities remain at risk of being left behind.

Expert Opinion

Tony Anscombe: It’s Misleading to Ask if Big Tech Wants to Read People’s Messages

End-to-end encryption of personal messages is essential and must be protected by law.

Expert Opinion

Jeff Miller: Fixed Wireless Access Provides Opportunity for Lower-Cost Broadband

Fixed wireless has the potential to deliver data speeds that surpass current broadband networks.

Expert Opinion

Joel Thayer and Greg Guice: FCC Needs to Unchain T-Mobile to Promote 5G

5G is also helping carriers reach those on the wrong side of the digital divide.

Expert Opinion

Gavin Young: Technical Standards are Key to Delivering a Quality Broadband Experience

The Broadband Quality Experience Delivered initiative helps provide seamless broadband connectivity so that applications can work together optimally.

Expert Opinion

Roslyn Layton: Benefits of ACP Extend Beyond People Who Subscribe to Broadband

Largest beneficiaries of ACP do not participate financially in federal programs designed to promote broadband adoption.

House Appropriations

Luke Hogg: To Close the Digital Divide, Streamline Federal Funding

‘It is time for the United States to end its haphazard approach to closing the digital divide.’

Expert Opinion

Amina Fazlullah: How Successful Is the Affordable Connectivity Program?

The ACP has connected millions of families and communities to high-speed internet, and it needs to be extended.

Expert Opinion

Tom Reid: Accountability in Broadband Maps Necessary for BEAD to Achieve Mission

The sheer magnitude of the overstatements in the FCC’s map makes the challenge process untenable.

Expert Opinion

Johnny Kampis: Broadband Industry Hopeful to Get Waivers from Biden Administration Protectionist Policies

The Buy America mandate could seriously hamper the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.

Expert Opinion

Angie Kronenberg: The FCC Must Act Now to Save the USF

While the USF remains vital in an ever-increasing connected world, it is in serious jeopardy of surviving.

Expert Opinion

Craig Settles: And a Little Child Shall Lead Them — Digitally

How many communities are leveraging their teen populations in the pursuit of broadband and digital equity?

Expert Opinion

Scott Wallsten: A $10 Billion Broadband Black Hole?

We know little about how California and other states plan to distribute the money under the opaque arrangement.