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Recent study on consumer takes on various broadband technologies

Blandin on Broadband

Cable has the highest level of internet access (39%). FWA and satellite broadband are the new kids on the block. The broadband satellite sector is even newer. This, Amdocs Research says, points to an education gap about the technology. It is followed by fiber (31%) and FWA (9%).

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Astound to Compete with Comcast in Scranton, Pa., Mayor Says

Broadband Breakfast

home to 75,000 residents, may soon have a competitor to Comcast in the cable TV market, Mayor Paige G. The proposed agreement with Astound Broadband would give the company three years to build the local cable network at no cost to the city. Astound would be the first cable competitor to Comcast in Scranton.

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League of MN Cities recap on SF2045: Community TV grants and HF1740 Equal access to broadband bill

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I have also been following but nice to see what others day During the week of March 17, Minnesota lawmakers considered two bills related to telecommunications and broadband access.

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One-in-ten UK farmers lack internet connectivity

Total Telecom

The findings of the comprehensive survey reinforce the importance of accelerating the rollout of full fibre internet in rural areas through government initiatives like Project Gigabit, which is delivering fast, reliable broadband to mostly rural communities which would otherwise be left behind with slow speeds.

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Archtop Fiber Breaks Ground on Project Seeking to Connect Rural N.Y. County

Broadband Breakfast

million state-funded project that seeks to connect over 22,000 homes and businesses to broadband internet in rural Sullivan County, N.Y., It plans to lay 253 miles of cable within the sparsely populated N.Y. It plans to lay 253 miles of cable within the sparsely populated N.Y. about 100 miles from Manhattan.

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MN House introduces HF1740 a bill appropriating money for community cable television programming

Blandin on Broadband

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

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UK govt looks to satellite to solve rural connectivity woes 

Total Telecom

Sweden asks Chinese ship to return for investigation after Baltic Sea cable damage EE CEO Marc Allera to bow out in Spring Located seven miles off the mainland, the island has 141 residents but attracts 40,000 visitors annually. Get discounted tickets here! Also in the news: Did your virtualization cloud provider just do you a massive favor?