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Massachusetts Invests $10.4 Million to Expand Statewide Broadband Access

Broadband Breakfast

  This funding, distributed through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s Residential Retrofit Program, will benefit 26 communities statewide. The program aims to improve broadband infrastructure by installing modern cabling, ensuring high-speed, reliable, and affordable internet for residents. "The

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Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

Broadband Breakfast

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear.

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Study: Data Centers Will Require 214M More Fiber Miles By 2029

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2025 – According to a study commissioned by the Fiber Broadband Association and published Thursday, U.S. Since each route mile of fiber contains hundreds if not thousands of fiber cables, the authors estimated that the U.S. data centers alone will require an additional 214 million fiber miles by 2029.

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Advocates Urge FCC to Apply CALM Act to Streaming, Citing Disability Concerns

Broadband Breakfast

Industry groups argue the law was written specifically for traditional broadcast and cable, not internet-based services. The CALM Act — formally known as the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act — requires television providers to maintain consistent audio levels between programming and commercials.

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Ely City Council supports HF1740 Equal access to broadband bill

Blandin on Broadband

The city is appealing to lawmakers to approve legislation that would make broadband subscriptions subject to the franchise fee. Currently, those fees are only collected for cable television service. Without franchise revenue from data subscribers there is no financial ability to provide access out of cable subscribers.

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FCC Chairman Carr Begs for Less Paperwork

Broadband Breakfast

The August FCC meeting will also include undersea cables, Carr said.   Carr commented on how foreign adversaries, like China, “pose greater threats to submarine cable infrastructure than ever.” He said he wants to make for a cleaner and quicker approval process to motivate investors and innovation. 

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FCC Approves T-Mobile, SES Purchases

Broadband Breakfast

Both companies provide video distribution services, among other things. ” The satellite merger will see one entity control almost all of the upper C-band spectrum that cable companies and broadcasters rely on for content, a prospect that has made both industries uneasy.