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. 

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

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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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 22, 2025

“Starting today, these rules will help ensure companies communicate clearly, work safely, and fix what they break — no shortcuts, no excuses, or else they will face fines or be forced to stop work until they get it right.” New Mexico Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Mexico.

Construction

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

At the Fiber Broadband Association’s (FBA) Regional Fiber Connect Workshop in Anchorage last week, local broadband executives, tribal leaders, and policymakers came together to share best practices and lessons learned in a state that has unique challenges and opportunities connecting communities and people to fiber broadband.  

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

From Paul Bunyan Communications. Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Construction hopefully can still take place this year •St. Louis County: Sandy (except east side) & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 2, 2025

From Paul Bunyan Communications … As the summer construction season moves along, Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make great progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Louis County: Sandy Pike, & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

million broadband and wireless customers. The updated report was released at the Telecom Industry Summit: Protecting Critical Communications Infrastructure in St. in collaboration with NCTA, Charter Communications, Verizon, AT&T, USTelecom and the Wireless Infrastructure Association. Louis, Mo., Louis, Mo.,

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2025 – Ziply Fiber is urging the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss what it calls “vague and unsubstantiated” claims by NorthWestern Energy regarding its construction practices and rural broadband efforts. The transaction is currently under review by the FCC.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission declined on Friday to change the way it was structuring broadband subsidies, turning back an effort from rural broadband providers. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case last month, and is expected to issue a decision later this year.

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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 3, 2025

An update from Paul Bunyan Communications. Paul Bunyan Communications is making steady progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Current Construction Areas: Itasca County: City of Coleraine St. Louis County: Areas of Alango, Angora, Owens, and Sandy Township Construction is currently in progress.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 12, 2025

From the Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates BEAD updates OBD weekly office hours, extended through April 15 OBD, site visit in Southwest Minnesota Congratulations to OBDs Karrie Jansen! million in matching funds from Murray County and Woodstock Communications.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 9, 2025

June 9, 2025 – Clallam County, Washington and Astound Broadband have begun construction on a major new joint partnership that will bring affordable fiber access to more than 1,500 homes across the largely rural Northwestern part of The Evergreen State. Washington Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Washington.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

4, 2025 – NorthWestern Energy Group – a gas and electric company serving Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska – on Monday submitted a public comment criticizing what it called broadband provider Ziply’s unsafe construction practices and working conditions. WASHINGTON, Mar.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 25, 2025

Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a Policy Notice instituting critical reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Satellite broadband offers compelling advantages that complement, rather than compete with, fiber’s strengths.

Connectivity

Telecom Talk

JUNE 17, 2025

According to Badrinath, the current 5G rollouts globally have largely been non-standalone, offering enhanced mobile broadband similar to 4G, without tapping into the full capabilities embedded in the 5G standard. “That said, discussions around 6G have begun, following the traditional standardisation process. “Why?

Marketing

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2025 – Charter Communications lost 60,000 internet subscribers in the first quarter of 2025, continuing a trend of stagnation, but showing improvement over the 72,000 lost in the same period the year prior. Executives said wildfires in California were responsible for roughly 9,000 of those disconnects.

Internet

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 28, 2025

That makes it likely that nobody will be bringing improved broadband to the default areas. Etheric Communications was fined $732,000 for defaulting on 244 locations. GigFire (LTD Broadband) was fined $21.7 GigFire (LTD Broadband) was fined $21.7 Mercury Broadband was fined $14.2

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 12, 2025

”  Ezee Fiber was not the only broadband company under fire, as the city has also ordered Vexus Fiber (owned by Metronet) to stop work over the same concerns, and AT&T Gigapower only recently had a stop-work order lifted, Keller said in a press release.   

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 – Rural wireless carriers and consumer advocacy groups are still asking the Federal Communications Commission to block T-Mobile’s purchase of UScellular. The USF objection has been raised by RWA and Public Knowledge before.

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Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

This year, we wanted to do something a little different and requested that members share the stories of women who have made a significant impact on their company, community, or the industry as a whole. Jeannette and her husband Mike purchased Albion Telephone Company (now ATC Communications; Albion, Idaho) in 1929.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

million broadband project came down to one vote at a City Council meeting here on Monday night. million in construction costs would be paid via bonds. I have been following the story, but its good to see the story of Connect Wilmar Initiative in the Minnesota Star Tribune The fate of a $24.5 The networks estimated $24.5

Network

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 – Judges declined Wednesday to pause the Federal Communications Commission’s order giving AT&T’s FirstNet access to portions of the 4.9 BART claimed it would have to delay and potentially restart its ongoing construction of a new train control system. GigaHertz band.

Entertainment

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 7, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2025 – ALLO Fiber has laid off 150 employees, including 42 in Nebraska , amid capital shortages and recent changes to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.    “As our construction of any market concludes, we require fewer personnel,” Moline explained.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 2, 2025

billion investment in universal broadband internet access may be on track for a major overhaul. Three years into its meticulous planning and implementation process, and with  significant progress  already made, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program may pivot from prioritizing fiber to satellite connectivity.

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AT&T Connects

JULY 16, 2025

These crimes have disabled streetlights, severed phone and broadband connections and created multi-million-dollar repair costs across the state. To help address impacts to customers, who bear much of the consequences, we’re engaging government, business and community leaders to take action together.

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 1, 2025

Harmonising and expediting permitting procedures across Member States, alongside enforcing infrastructure sharing obligations, can significantly reduce bottlenecks and speed up the construction of fiber networks. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to commentary@breakfast.media.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 13, 2025

Fixed wireless is also immune to many factors that can cause lengthy disruptions in fiber infrastructure such as fiber cuts, construction accidents, rodents chewing through the cables or malicious vandalism. Acting as a strategic partner, Wesco delivers innovative solutions for your complete connectivity needs.

Bandwidth

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 22, 2025

Yet America’s private sector too often finds itself battling outdated regulatory constructs and short-sighted regimes that together slow progress, raise costs, and cede critical advantages to competitors like China. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

Media

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 31, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2025 – Accelerated grantwriting and deployment timelines, along with inconsistent communications from the government, are potential obstacles to federally funded broadband deployments, the Commerce Department’s inspector general said in a report.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 15, 2025

Both states have chosen to regulate pole attachments under their own state laws instead of following the Federal Communications Commission’s federal rules.   This process would allow the PUC to monitor the construction of “double poles,” which occur when new poles are built without removing the old ones.

Construction

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 23, 2025

From the MN Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates BEAD updates Governors Task Force on Broadband, April meeting recap Resource reminder: Broadband Development Tuesday Training Series, Department of Natural Resources Join the OBD Team, apply today!

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

The Trump administration’s plan to impose substantial tariffs on imports critical to ISPs, telecom companies, and all those in the broadband space, is likely to cause disruption, at least in the short-term. Right now, every day is a new day when it comes to anticipating needs in broadband. Anticipating disruptions, U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 21, 2025

Vermont’s  Communications Union Districts  (CUDs), which were the subject of a  recently released ILSR report , continue to make steady inroads in delivering high-quality broadband access to long-neglected rural Vermont residents. CUDs are also eyeing  Vermont’s $229 million share  of the $42.5

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

The West Central Tribune reports The Willmar City Council on Monday in a split 4-3 vote approved a motion declining to accept the offer by Charter Communications to end the Connect Willmar Initiative. Councilor Carl Shuldes made the motion, which was seconded by Councilor Vicki Davis.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 3, 2025

“​​It is inexplicable why an organization nominally focused on rural development would champion regulatory inflexibility and administratively burdensome procedures over the flexible framework proposed by [us] ,” the companies wrote in a joint Monday filing with the Federal Communications Commission.

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2025 – South Carolina is narrowing the number of locations it will need to serve with its $551 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program funding. Of those, 21,466 are residential, 5,469 are businesses, and 1,789 are community anchor institutions like hospitals and schools.

Construction

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 1, 2025

Paul Bunyan Communications reports… Paul Bunyan Communications is excited to announce more expansion plans for this year! City of Bovey Includes over 350 locations and construction is anticipated to start in late summer/early fall City of Coleraine Includes over 480 locations and construction will start in mid-May.

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