Broadband Breakfast Club Exclusive Report
December 2022
From the first year of the IIJA to the controversies surrounding mapping, not to mention the ongoing fight over content moderation, it’s been a big year for all things broadband. Over the first 12 business days of December, we’ll dive into a dozen of the year’s most significant stories and analyze what they mean moving forward — exclusively for members of the Broadband Breakfast Club.
The 12 Days of Broadband 2022 (click to open)
- On the First Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
A Symmetrical Gigabit Network - On the Second Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
24 Reverse-Preemption Pole Attachment States (2022 edition) - On the Third Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
Section Two-30 of the Communications Decency Act - On the Fourth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
$42.5 billion in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funds - On the Fifth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
5 Federal Communications Commissioners - On the Sixth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
Wi-Fi 6E - On the Seventh Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
7.7% annual inflation rate - On the Eighth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
8,132,968 census blocks and a national Broadband Fabric - On the Ninth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
$9 Billion Universal Service Fund - On the Tenth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
$10 Billion Remaining in the Affordable Connectivity Program - On the Eleventh Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
11th Year of Xi Jinping’s rule in China - On the Twelfth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
12 or More State Broadband Officers
Data Centers and the Environment
These vast, climate-controlled facilities, housing thousands of servers, support cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making.
The 'Little Tech Agenda' Becomes a Manifesto for Trump 2.0
Deregulation, spending cuts, H1-B visas for legal immigration. Are these now Trump administration policy?
A Troubled Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Program Comes Due
The first deployment deadline for RDOF passed on Dec. 31, 2024 – yesterday.
Loper Bright, A Court Ruling That Changes How D.C. Operates
Loper Bright sets the stage for a Republican-led overhaul of broadband and telecom policy in 2025.
