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Sean Gonsalves: States Should Consider Adopting Affordable Broadband Laws

Massachusetts is advancing legislation to provide $15 monthly broadband service to low-income residents.

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BEAD Program’s Success Hinges on Reform

Eliminating the program seems unlikely, considering the NTIA is already far along in awarding grant money to the states.

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Eight Hundred Words to the Nattering Nabobs Of Negativism

I continue to hear the whining about fiber being too expensive and deployment too rural and remote, and just not practical.

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Can Telecoms Stop Fixed Wireless Fraud and Bandwidth Abuse?

These issues not only strain network resources but also threaten customer satisfaction and the ability to deliver on service-level agreements.

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The (Likely) End of the FCC’s Long-Running Net Neutrality Saga

Congress is now the appropriate forum for the debate regarding adoption of a proper policy framework.

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Gigi Sohn: Fox’s Lies and the FCC's Duty to Protect Democracy

For the sake of our democracy, it is time for the Federal Communications Commission to act.

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Accelerating Broadband Deployment with a Shot Clock

The success of the shot clock approach in our region could serve as a blueprint for other states.

Labor Department

The Broadband Industry Shift: What BSPs Will Need to Compete and Win in 2025

2025 will be an interesting year for Broadband Service Providers.

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Joe Madden: The Next Killer App is AI Video

The use of video in the AI engine will have a significant impact on the network.

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Mark Vasconi: BEAD Shouldn’t Bet on Forever Subsidies

BEAD money is start-up capital and not designed to provide on-going support for long-term operating expenses.

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Congress Has a Chance to Rid Our Networks of Huawei Once and For All

Armed with the Chinese Communist Party’s monies and resources, they flooded our markets with equipment riddled with vulnerabilities.

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Ramping Up the BEAD Workforce: 5 Things States, ISPs, and Construction Firms Can Be Doing Now

Every state and territory’s BEAD Initial Proposal includes a workforce readiness plan.

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How Louisiana Solved the BEAD Rubik’s Cube

Louisiana appears to have achieved the BEAD program’s objective for hundreds of millions of dollars less in subsidy costs than was budgeted.

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Closing the Digital Divide Can Power a Rural Resurgence

High-speed broadband unlocks business growth and job creation, attracting people to come and put down roots.

SpaceX

An Informed Citizens View of the Current Broadband Fiber Kerfuffle

We all need to reject the whiners, profiteers, naysayers, and just get to work.

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Policy Priorities for a Changing Guard at the FCC

Whether a second Trump administration will seize the moment to reset telecom policy is unknown, but the time for action is now.