Infrastructure
Shrihari Pandit: States Can Enable Broadband Infrastructure Through Open Access Conduits
By creating open infrastructure systems, states can reduce the barriers to entry and foster increased broadband competition.
Funding
The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Citing Flexibility, Broadband Breakfast Panelists Double-Down in Support for Infrastructure Bill
Panel with broadband and wireless industry lobbyists wrestle with need for symmetrical internet, and press for fiber.
Joe Biden
How Five States Tackled Broadband Expansion During the Pandemic
Broadband Breakfast revisits what some state legislatures did to narrow broadband gaps.
Infrastructure
Exclusive Drew Clark Column: Three Other Broadband Funding Programs (Besides the Infrastructure Bill)
It’s worth focusing on other broadband programs run by NTIA, including Tribal Connectivity, and Connecting Minority Communities.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Bill’s Broadband Piece Will Help ‘Hasten’ Move to Symmetrical Networks, FBA’s Bolton Says
And lawmakers hope to iron out some wrinkles in infrastructure bill.
Infrastructure
Aspen Forum Experts Discuss How to Best Allocate Billions of Dollars for Broadband Spending
Experts agreed that outreach and marketing to historically underserved and marginalized communities must be a part of the discussion.
Infrastructure
Current, Former FCC Commissioners Hope Broadband Infrastructure Bill Protects Against Waste
Brendan Carr noted concern about possible overbuilding and lack of accountability in infrastructure bill.
Infrastructure
TPI President Wallsten Defends Reverse Auction, Points to Mapping Flaws in Light of RDOF Defaults
In an interview with Broadband Breakfast, Technology Policy Institute President Scott Wallsten blamed bad mapping for RDOF mess.
Infrastructure
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the Senate’s $65 Billion Broadband Infrastructure Bill
Muninetworks’ Sean Gonsalves cracks open and investigates the infrastructure bill.
Infrastructure
More Companies Are Defaulting on RDOF Money They Won
Defaulters say new FCC mapping data shows areas they bid to connect are already adequately served.
Infrastructure
Craig Settles: What You Need to Know About Broadband Success From 3 NTIA Grant Programs
For broadband success, argues esteemed broadband consultant Craig Settles, “tain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it”
Infrastructure
Groups Heap Praise on FCC for Corrective Action on Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
The agency is scrutinizing the winning bids for the $9.2-billion fund, and asking companies to consider withdrawing.
Infrastructure
Windstream Focuses on Gigabit Infrastructure for Future Broadband Challenges
Company head says scalable, gigabit future is a priority now to deal with future broadband challenges.
Infrastructure
Congress Must Support Multiple Broadband Technologies, Wireless Association Says
Debate has pitted certain tech over others, but the WIA says all broadband tech must be considered.
Infrastructure
Inflationary Pressures Increasing Difficulty of Closing Digital Divide, Officials Say
Government officials say inflationary pressures may make connecting rural America harder than previously anticipated.
Infrastructure
Union Association Requests Congress Attach Hiring Strings to Federal Broadband Dollars
The Communications Workers of America wants provisions in broadband bills barring hiring of subcontractors.
