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Funding
NTCA Calls For Rip-and-Replace Funding
The call joins industry-wide support for greater funding.
Funding
The call joins industry-wide support for greater funding.
Cybersecurity
Major ISP expects to meet its July 15 deadline to remove China-connected telecom gear.
Rural
Just 14 companies have finished replacing gear from Huawei and ZTE.
FCC
The money will reimburse ISPs affected by the FCC's rip and replace program.
ACP
The FCC ordered program administrators to stop taking new enrollees on Feb. 8.
Cybersecurity
The agency will vote to take comment on the proposel at its May 23 meeting.
Digital Inclusion
The program received a $1.9 billion allocation, but the FCC has said it will cost $4.98 billion.
Cybersecurity
The ruling won't affect 'rip and replace' targets Huawei and ZTE.
Funding
The bill’s sponsor had hoped the ‘Rip-and-Replace’ reimbursement funding would be included in the FY2024 minibus spending bill passed Friday.
Communications Security
The bills deal with network security and studying 6G technology.
FCC
The bills focus on thwarting potential efforts by China to exploit security vulnerabilities in networks.
Chips
Members emphasized fully funding reimbursements mandated by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act.
DC
The R&D initiative aims to revolutionize 4G and 5G mobile networks by using cloud-based software to reduce deployment costs, provide operational simplicity, and simplify new feature rollouts.
Funding
The FCC has approved reimbursements for more than 6,300 project sites across the country.
Expert Opinion
The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Rip-and-Replace program are both central funding needs for the industry.
Infrastructure
15% of applicants said they still haven’t begun work to remove equipment as of October.