Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 3, 2025

million in construction costs will be paid via bonds, which would then be paid back by leasing fees by local competitors looking to access the network.     Studies routinely find  that open access networks drive down entry costs, improve local competition, and result in better, cheaper, and faster broadband access.

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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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Total Telecom

JANUARY 14, 2025

News Heres a look at the five biggest stories over the last week from our sister publication, Broadband Communities Data center construction, booming in cities like Phoenix, is fueling demand for dark fiber in major American markets. PODCAST: ISP executive discusses how rural American ISPs can endure The marketplace is changing fast.

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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.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 22, 2024

In the Asia-Pacific region, the optical industry is booming, which promotes the popularization and quality improvement of broadband. The Asia-Pacific region is embracing F5.5G, bringing new growth opportunities for operators and promoting the construction of all-optical smart homes and premium networks.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 5, 2025

.” As one of the largest telecom operators in Spain, MasOrange has built a leading optical network to deliver the premium experience for consumers, enterprises, and home broadband users, while accelerating digital and intelligent transformation. 1 customer satisfaction. 1 customer satisfaction.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Contributed Article [Paris, France, October 9, 2024] During Network X 2024 — Broadband World Forum (BBWF), Huawei teamed up with carriers and Informa to hold the All-Optical Access Innovation Summit, bringing together heavyweight analysts, carrier customers, and Huawei experts. all-optical intelligent access networks.

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Light Reading

AUGUST 23, 2024

This week in broadband builds: Comcast footprint grows in Fairfield; TWC, Brightspeed win in Ohio; Spectrum services light up in Florida, Georgia, Michigan; Metronet starts new construction in Oklahoma – and more.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 10, 2024

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program aims to connect 25 million Americans currently without high-speed Internet access. And so far, more than 30% intend to allocate nearly $350 million in BEAD funding to support broadband workforce development initiatives.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 1, 2025

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. Construction will take place this construction season with services expected to be available by winter.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 10, 2025

In traditional ODN construction, the feeder optical cables, distribution optical cables, and drop cables are stripped or terminated onsite for fiber connection. As the scale of the broadband access network increases, the traditional ODNs face a series of challenges in applications. It improves the O&M efficiency and quality.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 18, 2025

ECEs broadband manager, Dennis Rice, presented an update on the project to the city council, saying construction of the first stage of the network will likely be complete by August, with fiber connection drops to residences starting construction by November. Its a tremendous value with that, Rice told the council.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

How AI can optimize network construction Find out how AI is changing the game and addressing some of the challenges facing network construction, like human error and a labor shortage. Here’s where some state plans are excelling, and others are falling short.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 28, 2024

The rule that is going to cause the biggest delays is that no grants can be awarded in a State until a broadband office has lined up an ISP to reach every unserved and underserved passing. This process is very different from how State broadband grants have historically been handled.

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Light Reading

APRIL 4, 2025

This week in broadband builds: North Carolina awards $22.1 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) grants; Spectrum goes live for hundreds more Wisconsin homes; Fidium Fiber construction continues in Maine and more.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 6, 2024

Mesabi Tribune reports on increase in construction employment… In recent years, financial commitment from the federal government to rebuild and expand critical American infrastructure has been a boon for the construction industry. Despite these sizable financial commitments, the construction industry faces a major labor shortage.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 9, 2025

Back in 2023, the Telstra and Starlink signed a deal to deliver fixed broadband and voice services to remote areas across the country. That collaboration focused on providing faster broadband and home phone services for customers. Beyond the Cable discusses

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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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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 9, 2025

Pete Johnson on HF47: Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified Before last year, the broadband industry was an outlier in the utilities world, with almost no worker-training requirements. To address these concerns, the Minnesota Legislature passed the 2024 Broadband Safety Bill.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 7, 2025

Press Release Brightspeed, one of the nations largest fiber broadband builders focused on empowering more homes with ultrafast, reliable internet, today announced its multi-gig-speed network has passed approximately 1.82 million locations surpassing its year-end goal of 1.75 million fiber-enabled premises across its 20-state footprint.

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Light Reading

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This week in broadband builds: Spectrum wins millions more in Alabama; Ripple Fiber to expand into Michigan; GoNetspeed starts construction in Middletown, Connecticut – and more.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 26, 2025

Zito provides broadband, phone, and emergency network services across Pennsylvania, including support for the state’s Emergency Services IP Network and the Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Expansion news from Paul Bunyan Communications… Paul Bunyan Communications is making good progress on its broadband expansion in Aitkin County. Construction is almost done in the areas of Kimberly, Spencer, Jevne, Flemming, and Morrison Townships east of the city of Aitkin and west of the city of McGregor.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 5, 2024

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2024 in Denver for a discussion about the themes raised at this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 10th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Midwest Economic Policy Institute has released a report on Broadband Construction Projects and Prevailing Wage in Minnesota. They strive to make the case that requiring prevailing wages for all broadband projects (last and middle mile included) would benefit the Minnesota economy. They come at it from two angles.

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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! Woodstock was granted $1.3 Congratulations to OBDs Karrie Jansen!

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MARCH 26, 2025

Diane has worked at the state for 39 years, and been in the Office of Broadband Development since its inception 10 years ago. Dianes leadership and deep commitment to public service have shaped broadband policy and access across Minnesota and served a model for states nationally. or hannah.buckland@state.mn.us.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Paul Bunyan Communications is making good progress on its broadband expansion in St. Construction is done in the Forbes Area SW of Eveleth and the city of Buhl. The cooperative will return to bring the network up to locations with no construction fee when feasible. An update from Paul Bunyan Communications. Louis County.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 – A global business management firm gathered broadband officials from three states and Washington, to assess the future of the largest federal broadband funding program – and where they see bumps in the road ahead. billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 19, 2024

This collaboration aims to enhance network safety and prevent potential damage by monitoring earthquakes, climate changes, and construction-related issues near fixed networks. This partnership will utilise machine learning.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

million broadband and wireless customers. The report cited the rising market price for copper as contributing to an uptick in the targeting of utility poles, cellular towers, electric grids and construction sites.  These attacks reportedly disrupted service for more than 1.5

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Telecoms Tech News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Nokia and AT&T have reached an agreement to construct a fibre network in the US. The announcement comes after Nokia lost a major deal with AT&T in December, when the US operator chose Nokia’s rival, Ericsson, to build a telecom network. According to the announced plans, with Ericsson’s help, AT&T aims to cover 70% of.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

KAXE reports … Residents of three townships west and southwest of Cook can look forward to high-speed broadband internet in 2026. It expects to develop plans over the next year and will contact locations along the expansion route once plans are finalized and before construction begins. Minnesota awarded a $3.9

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

1, 2024 – Charter would have returned to net broadband subscriber growth in the third quarter if not for the shut down of the Affordable Connectivity Program, executives said Friday. Like other cable companies, Charter had been losing broadband customers this year. WASHINGTON, Nov. billion this year.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 – In the United States, before there were extensive broadband open access networks, there were simply municipal broadband networks.   And more than a third of those municipal broadband communities offer open access networks to their citizens.

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