Telecom Talk

AUGUST 13, 2025

Also Read: TRAI’s New Regulations to Rate Properties for Digital Connectivity Key Features of the TRAI Framework According to the Ministry of Communications, the framework defines clear parameters for rating properties, including fibre readiness, in-building mobile coverage, Wi-Fi reach, broadband speeds, and overall user experience.

Mobile

Total Telecom

JUNE 12, 2025

Indianapolis, IN – June 11, 2025 – Rural Tower Cooperative, a for-profit agricultural cooperative dedicated to bridging the digital divide, announces its portfolio of GIS-qualified rural parcels available for telecom companies seeking to expand broadband infrastructure.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – A proposal to cap broadband prices at $15 per month for low-income Californians could save households over $1 billion annually with minimal impact on industry revenues, according to a new report from the California Public Utilities Commission’s Public Advocates Office. Supreme Court.

Broadband

Total Telecom

JULY 14, 2025

The success of the UK’s network providers will help accelerate the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband to millions of homes and businesses across the country. It’s proof our telecoms industry is driving investment into the UK, as well as building the digital foundations that will serve generations to come.

Network

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

21, 2025 – Cities and towns were proving that municipal broadband networks can pay for themselves – without raising taxes, without government bailouts, and without private investment. The S&P-rated precedent should make it easier for future broadband projects to secure funding without needing tax-backed guarantees.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2025 in Denver for a discussion about this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 11th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past.

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JULY 30, 2025

Cisco Systems, a US-based digital communications technology company, is working with India’s Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), and says it is well equipped to handle space broadband traffic. For example, Jio and Airtel in India, want to go big in broadband. So, it needs to be secure and resilient.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 16, 2025

Broadband Task Force, August meeting plans The Broadband Task Force will be meeting on Wednesday, August 6 from 2:30-4pm in Redwood County at the Minnesota Farmfest. More information on this and past meetings can be found on the Broadband Task Force webpage. Edward Guo, Elizabeth H. Redmond, and Mildred E.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 23, 2025

The broadband industry is at a turning point. It will only keep growing as fiber continues to be the broadband infrastructure transmission method of choice. It will only keep growing as fiber continues to be the broadband infrastructure transmission method of choice. In 2024, fiber deployment reached a record 10.3

Bandwidth

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 30, 2025

Along with staff from East Central Energy (ECE), officials from the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development met in Pine City on July 17 to observe speed testing and review progress tied to state-funded broadband grants as part of the ongoing ECE Fiber broadband expansion project.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 3, 2025

Statistical analysis shows that ACP had a role in net additions to broadband subscription levels on the order of 2.9 There was also a positive correlation between the growth in broadband adoption from 2021 to 2023 and ACP enrollment. This growth was in the context of very small growth in overall broadband adoption from 2021 to 2023.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – Less than three years after All Points Broadband was contracted to build 536 miles of fiber to connect over 4,300 homes in Culpeper County, Virginia, the county issued a stop-work order “due to nonperformance,” halting the effort just as crews prepared to begin connecting individual homes.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

The core of Hudson’s “SPEED for BEAD” bill isn’t about changing the technologies being deployed for the program, argued Fiber Broadband Association CEO Gary Bolton , but about addressing regulatory restrictions, including a letter of credit requirement as well as other rules.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JUNE 25, 2025

Quickline Communications has announced an ambitious plan to deliver gigabit-capable broadband across rural regions. The impacts of this scheme are already visible, with several rural communities such as Escrick, Barnby Dun, and North Cave now equipped with full fibre broadband. “Transformational broadband is more than speed.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 4, 2025 – Open-access networks are actually a great fit for broadband projects on tribal lands, according to panelists involved in such projects. Tribal communities have long faced steep barriers to broadband access due to remote geography and historical underinvestment.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 6, 2025

March 6, 2025 – Vermont has joined the growing list of states pursuing broadband affordability mandates after the Supreme Court declined twice to hear the broadband industry’s challenge to New York’s low-cost Internet law. Vermont State Rep. "So it was nice to have the N.Y. bill already litigated.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 25, 2025

The FCC reports … The Federal Communications Commission today approved updates to its pole attachment rules that will make it easier and faster to deploy broadband networks. For too long, a lack of standard rules and timelines for processing large broadband deployment orders have slowed rollouts and led to costly disputes.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 5, 2025

introduced the Rural Broadband Assistance Act last week, aiming to help rural communities overcome technical and administrative barriers to securing federal broadband funding. These funds would help with grant writing, feasibility studies, financial forecasting, and other activities necessary to apply for federal broadband programs.

Broadband

Light Reading

JULY 25, 2025

Led by fiber builds and expansions, broadband providers' spending on access equipment is set to grow annually by 1.6%, per Dell'Oro's new five-year forecast. Cable access spending is also expected to peak in about three years as operators push DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JULY 1, 2025

SatCo aims to provide direct-to-device satellite broadband across Europe, enhancing the continent’s digital sovereignty. The aim is to extend mobile broadband coverage to underserved regions, tackling connectivity issues in mountainous and offshore areas.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

Michelle McGaw (D-71), would require ISPs to report broadband speeds, service disruptions, and consumer subscriptions. It would also establish a state broadband authority funded by ISP fees and expand broadband mapping efforts. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth Tanner (D) had concerns about the new broadband office.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 — As demand for global connectivity increases, low-Earth orbit satellite broadband is emerging as a key player in bridging the digital divide. "Broadband revenue and subscribers grew by 40% and 27% respectively [.] "I think that we are in a much different place," Schwarz said. "What

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JULY 14, 2025

The Centre plans to connect as many as six lakh villages with high-speed optical fibre-based broadband over the next three years, a senior government official said on Monday. He further highlighted that India’s median broadband speed stands at approximately 138 Mbps and that 99.6 5G Footprint Almost Nationwide “We cover 99.6

Connectivity

VoIP Review

JULY 2, 2025

Google Fiber and Nokia are pushing the boundaries of home broadband through network slicing technology. However, they see this pilot as crucial for enhancing consumers’ control over their home broadband. The post Google Fiber and Nokia Revolutionize Broadband with Network Slicing appeared first on VoIP Review.

Broadband

Mark Goldberg

JULY 16, 2025

The ITU’s Broadband Commission released a report, “The State of Broadband Advocacy Targets” [ pdf , 6.1MB] as part of its State of Broadband 2025 report series. The State of Broadband Advocacy Targets report is intended to inform policy-makers on progress towards the Broadband Commission’s goals.

Broadband

Light Reading

JUNE 30, 2025

This week: Telstra International's Sarah Mills discusses the connectivity challenges for Australia's Norfolk Island and how Telstra quadrupled broadband capacity for the remote region with a mix of geostationary (GEO) and medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 9, 2025

Expanding broadband access has become a cornerstone of federal and state infrastructure efforts. These logistical challenges are often compounded by legal disputes, poor communication, and even community opposition, threatening the ability to make meaningful progress in expanding broadband infrastructure.

Construction

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 9, 2025

Broadband Breakfast reports The Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 proposes to reform the $9 billion Universal Service Fund, which supports broadband access in rural and Tribal areas. The bill updates Section 254 of the Communications Act to include broadband and edge providers (e.g., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,Mike

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 – Enhanced federal data collection was needed to strengthen broadband program design and reduce connectivity barriers, a report published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center declared.  Department of Agriculture. 

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 3, 2025

Senate has passed the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act, a significant step toward enhancing broadband access in underserved rural areas. ” Capito emphasized the importance of the legislation for West Virginians, noting that it expands on her previous efforts to improve broadband connectivity.

Broadband

Telecom Talk

JUNE 17, 2025

In a major development towards expanding rural broadband connectivity, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed an agreement with Polycab India Limited for the implementation of the Amended BharatNet Project across Karnataka, Goa, and Puducherry.

Construction

Telecom Talk

JUNE 19, 2025

While Jio and Airtel continue to battle it out for consumer broadband dominance, BSNL is betting on a different playbook one that could give it a strategic edge in a space often overlooked by private telcos. A Strategic Shift, Not a Sprint BSNL’s Quantum 5G FWA isn’t designed for mass consumer markets. The need is real. The timing is aligned.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 – Forcing cloud providers to contribute to a major federal broadband subsidy could raise prices, dampen innovation, and cost states billions in economic output, a new report warns. ” Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast? gross domestic product by between $58.9

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 29, 2025

Sparse populations, rough terrain, and fragile infrastructure make it uneconomical to extend fiber or build cell towers, leaving many rural communities with spotty or nonexistent broadband. LEO constellations are a solid step up from traditional GEO satellites, delivering usable broadband where fiber or towers simply can’t go.

Broadband

VoIP Review

JUNE 9, 2025

Elon Musk’s Starlink has officially been granted the opportunity to offer satellite-based broadband services in India. Looking forward, satellite-based broadband services hold the potential to revolutionize internet accessibility, especially in rural regions.

Marketing

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 9, 2025

Amy Klobuchar, among those working to address broadband in our state, said in a statement the same day as the report was released. Klobuchar was alerting the press not about the report but about the latest piece of legislation to address the problem: the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2025 – The broadband market is so dynamic that regulators can't keep up with the pace of change, according to a new report. The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation released a report Monday arguing that federal regulations have not kept up with today’s competitive broadband market. 

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