Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 24, 2025

According to their LinkedIn Profile … Connect Humanity is a nonprofit impact fund with a mission to advance digital opportunity. Tribal Communities Up to $5M per project to support community-led broadband infrastructure in Tribal Nations. New Mexico Up to $3M per project for community broadband efforts in New Mexico.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 28, 2025

It’s not in Minnesota – but it still looks good for folks who are involved, or wanting to get involved in public broadband, or what I might call community networks… RSVP HERE Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day May 1415 | Washington, D.C. Not an AAPB member? Join today.

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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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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

Some of the nation’s leading thinkers and doers in the community broadband sector will connect and collaborate in the nation’s capital for the inaugural  Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day  next week. Registration and tickets are still available  here.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

His parent company, Southern Company, currently has 50,000 megawatts in its connection queue, with about 10,000 megawatts of "legit load" expected in the next five years. years, rural connections spanning hundreds of miles can now take 3 to 5 years to complete. " This shift has extended project timelines dramatically.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

billion mostly used to bolster the finances of rural-based broadband providers. Some of this spending was attributed to an increase in Lifeline program spending following the demise of the Affordable Connectivity Program on May 31, 2024.  billion supporting rural broadband ISPs, $2.6 WASHINGTON, Apr.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 24, 2025

The Maine Connectivity Authority is driving connections all across the state during a five-day-long program to connect with community partners and gather important insights for the next phase of their work. How are community voices being incorporated into the MCA’s broadband expansion efforts?

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 5, 2025

July 5, 2025 – Maine officials discussed their collaborative approach to rural broadband challenges during a Wednesday webcast, highlighting ongoing infrastructure investments and digital equity programs across the state's diverse geography.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 23, 2025

The FCC’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on submarine cable licensing changes focuses on identifying potential weaknesses in existing infrastructure, licensing and financing operations.  This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 24, 2025

The Arlington Enterprise journalist Mark Ollig reports on current Minnesota broadband legislation The 2024 OBD report reveals that 89,000 households in Minnesota do not have access to the 100/20 mbps broadband standard. 395 to revise the priorities of the border-to-border Broadband Grant Program.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

Connectivity is the backbone of our society. It powers everything from education and finance to healthcare and emergency response, not to mention our increasing conversations with AI agents recently. The middle mile is a critical link in the broadband chain.   The $42.5

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

The Arkansas State Broadband Office –  ARConnect  – continues to leverage American Rescue Plan Act funds to drive affordable fiber access into underserved parts of the Natural State. Arkansas Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Arkansas. Clay County Connect also saw $5.7

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Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

In 1947, she encouraged her husband Joe to pursue ownership of the Miltonvale Telephone Company, helped secure financing for the acquisition, and then managed the office, handled billing, recordkeeping, service orders and customer payments all by hand.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Today the MN Broadband Task Force met and heard from the Department of Labor and Industry about training and certification for broadband installers, a timely topic as the MN Legislature looks at amending rules that passed last session requiring training and certification for broadband installers. There is no fee required.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 27, 2025

million out of a targeted 70 million for its Series B financing round, the firm is strategically positioned with support from other noteworthy investors such as Global Portfolio Investments, which contributed 10 million, and a 5.2 The investment aligns with Sateliot’s ongoing efforts to solidify its market position.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 17, 2025

reported a loss of 10,200 broadband customers in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company announced Friday, for a total of 470,400. could get an additional $175 million in financing under the loan agreement in October 2025. WASHINGTON, March 17, 2025 – WideOpenWest (WOW!) That’s down 19,700 year-over-year.

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EldoTelecom

JULY 25, 2025

Fidium’s arrival has flummoxed local officials, partly because its parent company, Consolidated Communications, declined to build broadband infrastructure in Arrowsic years earlier, said Don Hudson, another commissioner. “It Machias-based internet service provider Axiom Technologies runs the town’s broadband service.

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Total Telecom

MAY 13, 2025

A former Chair of Cambridge Tech Week, Chris has also chaired the Wireless Broadband Alliance and served as CEO of BT Openzone. Within CW, he has been a valued member of the Board, leading the Finance & Audit Committee and playing a central role in the successful delivery of CWs flagship events.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

The firm has pledged $31 billion of equity for digital infrastructure, $20 billion for power and renewables, and was involved in discussions with Meta to finance a $29 billion artificial intelligence data center project. million homes by 2030.

Mobile

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Standford Social Innovation Review looks at why broadband has not reached some rural areas Broadband deserts exist largely because traditional finance and big-name ISPs do not build for communities too rural or too poor to hit their profit targets. Broadband is no different.

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Developing Telecoms

JUNE 18, 2025

Access to secure, affordable telecom equipment remains a major barrier to internet connectivity in Africa. Through the Airband program, Microsoft is working to expand affordable connectivity to communities in Africa by collaborating with local service providers, governments, and non-profit organisations.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

July 7, 2025 – Internet service providers added 163,000 new fiber connections in Wisconsin in the past year, according to a new state broadband report.  Map of Wisconsin’s internet coverage by speed tier, based on FCC Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2024.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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

Television

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 19, 2025

The proposal, made by the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion last year, sought funding to offer about 95,000 underserved locations a free Starlink terminal through the Accelerate Connect NM initiative, with additional subsidies for low-income households. It is DOGE time," Carr said. 

Finance

Developing Telecoms

JULY 25, 2025

The company said it plans to continue investing in its network in the coming months, though it did not provide further details. MORE ARTICLES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

Telecommunication

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 20, 2025

Get Broadband Breakfast's free daily newsletter every morning, Mon.-Fri. Each network and connection is a potential target for foreign governments or  the hacking groups  that sometimes do their bidding. Want top news about tech and politics? Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 23, 2025

He said, “If Elon Musk had decided to be a ginormous Democratic donor , I have no doubt that the Biden administration would have pulled out a piñata and celebrated Starlink providing broadband.”   I understand why the new administration wants to speed up Broadband Deployment across the country. Is the U.S.

Retail

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

California lawmakers’ efforts to pass a new law mandating affordable broadband access is at risk of being destroyed by industry lobbying. The original legislation mandated that state residents should be able to receive $15 for all ISPs for broadband at speeds of 100 megabit per second (Mbps) downstream, 20 Mbps upstream.

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Telecom Talk

JULY 27, 2025

Also Read: Airtel and Google Partner to Offer Google One Subscription to Postpaid and Wi-Fi Users Google Expands AI Initiatives in India In a broader push to strengthen India’s AI ecosystem, Google unveiled several initiatives at its Google I/O Connect India 2025 event held in Bengaluru.

Healthcare

Rural Broadband Association

JUNE 24, 2025

Starting in Missouri with the Illinois Broadband & Telecommunications Association, where I shared a regulatory update, then back to Washington, D.C., BLS examined AI use cases for sectors including coding, legal services, finance and engineering.

Healthcare

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Marketing

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Rural Broadband Association

MAY 22, 2025

Not Planning Beyond Finances The Mistake: Retirement planning isn’t just about money—many employees overlook key lifestyle and emotional transitions that can impact their well-being. How to Help: Encourage holistic planning that includes health, social connections, and post-retirement goals.

Education

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Finance

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 24, 2025

The statement added: “A privately financed Grain Belt Express transmission superhighway will advance President Trump’s agenda of American energy and technology dominance while delivering billions of dollars in energy cost savings, strengthening grid reliability and resiliency, and creating thousands of American jobs.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

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