Broadband Breakfast

MAY 17, 2025

This is the third in a series of four posts that attempt to provide context for NTIA’s BEAD program, the nation’s leading effort to once and for all make sure every American has access to fast, affordable, and reliable internet service. Part 1: Explaining BEAD, Broadband Abundance?

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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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RCR Wireless

MARCH 12, 2025

Jio also noted that it plans to distribute Starlink solutions through its retail stores and online platforms Indian operator Jio Platforms, which is part of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has announced an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlinks broadband internet services to its customers in India.

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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

APRIL 29, 2025

  In recent filings, the National Association of Broadcasters, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, and the Streaming Innovation Alliance said the CALM Act of 2010 did not extend to services like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, or Paramount+.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2025 – According to a study commissioned by the Fiber Broadband Association and published Thursday, U.S. The authors predicted that 573 new data centers would be built in the next three years, and that most of those centers would require fiber connections to at least three different Internet connection points.

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IEEE ComSoc

JULY 18, 2025

GEO satellite internet providers provide reliable connectivity across large land masses, but their distance from Earth presents challenges to delivering low-latency and high-speed satellite Internet services. HughesNet and Viasat have three satellites each in their fleet delivering fixed broadband service.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – People’s Choice Communications, a worker-owned broadband provider established in 2020 by striking Spectrum employees, has connected thousands of low-income households across New York City to free or low-cost internet.  million New Yorkers who cannot afford Internet service. 

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

billion allocated through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program represents the largest broadband investment in American history. The United States is on a mission to extend high-speed internet to every corner of the country. The middle mile is a critical link in the broadband chain.   The $42.5

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Telecom Talk

JULY 7, 2025

and ICR at DBN 4G Sites Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) Fund Formerly known as the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), the DBN is primarily financed through a 5 percent levy on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of telecom service providers (TSPs) and internet service providers (ISPs).

Telecoms

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 6, 2025

The city is appealing to lawmakers to approve legislation that would make broadband subscriptions subject to the franchise fee. Ely joins other municipalities, trade groups and the League of Minnesota Cities in supporting SF 2045, dubbed the Equal Access to Broadband Act. Grant Hauschild (D) and State Rep. Roger Skraba (R).

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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 28, 2025

AT&T reports AT&T agrees to acquire substantially all of Lumens Mass Markets fiber internet connectivity business in a deal thats expected to close in the first half of 2026 Transaction to stimulate investment, expand world-class connectivity in the U.S.,

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 17, 2025

Why it matters: Every American deserves access to fast, reliable connectivity when it matters most — whether it’s an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work or online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. Ballou High School. About AT&T   We help more than 100 million U.S.

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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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AT&T Connects

MAY 14, 2025

Why it matters: Every American deserves access to fast, reliable connectivity when it matters most whether its an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work or online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. February 13, 2025 | AT&T Turns on New Mobile Broadband Sites Across Pennsylvania.

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AWS Telecommunications

MAY 1, 2025

Telecom workloads consist of multiple domains such as RAN, packet core for mobile broadband Internet, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for voice communication, and Operational Support Systems/Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for management and operations. The distributed UPFs follow standard redundancy models to handle routine failures.

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IEEE ComSoc

APRIL 26, 2025

broadband revenue increase. Consumer fiber broadband revenue was $2.1 AT and T Internet Air net adds were 181,000 in the quarter, which is a significant improvement from a year ago, driven by broader availability across our distribution channels. At the end of the 1Q2025, AT&T said that 29.5 versus the prior year.

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IEEE ComSoc

APRIL 16, 2025

35%) benefitting from its national brand and advertising, digital and retail distribution, ability to take advantage of the waiting list it has for FWA [fixed wireless access] in markets where demand outstrips supply,” the Evercore analysts added. And you can manage your account, configure your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway, and more.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 5, 2025

June 5, 2025 – With Alabama’s broadband expansion deadline looming, Kenneth Boswell , director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, pressed internet service providers for greater transparency regarding their progress during an Alabama Digital Expansion Authority meeting this week.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 27, 2025

million in Santa Fe Why it matters: Every American deserves access to fast, reliable connectivity when it matters most – whether it’s an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work or online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. Good news is always great to share.

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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

MAY 28, 2025

Our mission: Were investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide. From the first phone call 140+ years ago to our 5G wireless and multi-gig internet offerings today, we @ATT innovate to improve lives.

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AT&T Connects

MAY 20, 2025

Our mission: Were investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide. The centers provide students and families with access to resources like high-speed AT&T Fiber internet, Wi-Fi, computers, and free education resources.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 16, 2025

Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide. In total, AT&T has distributed more than 23,000 computers to students and their families across Texas since 2021. billion in Harris County More than $4.9

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 21, 2025

The telecom company Paltel said Friday that internet and landline services were restored in some areas in southern Gaza, including Khan Younis , with repairs ongoing in other southern and central areas. Free Broadband Breakfast News every morning, Mon.-Fri. Want top news about tech, politics, and infrastructure? Subscribe Email sent!

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 1, 2025

demanding she get New Mexico its broadband money. “I urge you to fulfill your commitments to Congress that you will ‘follow the law,’ ‘act impartially,’ and ‘deliver the best broadband service possible for all Americans,’” Luján wrote to Roth.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 30, 2025

Why it matters: Every American deserves access to fast, reliable connectivity when it matters most – whether it’s an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work or online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. Throughout this transition, no customer will lose voice or 911 services.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

Because broadband throughputs and speeds – meaning how much data the system is capable of carrying, and how quickly data is actually delivered, respectively – are constantly changing (and consistently improving), tracking those toe vital metrics is critical to the future of both enterprise planning and governmental policymaking.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 8, 2025

The bill, which criminalizes the distribution of non-consensual deepfake pornography and intimate images, was one of more than ten key tech and telecom measures considered during the marathon markup, many of which have already cleared the Senate Commerce Committee. Jake Auchincloss , D-Mass., tech supply chains.    H.R.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 13, 2025

called for more efficient deployment of rural broadband through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program in the luncheon keynote address Thursday. What is Broadband Breakfast? The reasure is designed to address broadband program duplication. Erin Houchin , R-Ind., Videos of Speeding BEAD Summit AVAILABLE SOON!

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 7, 2025

Ars Technica reports … The Trump administration is eliminating a preference for fiber Internet in a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, a change that is expected to reduce spending on the most advanced wired networks while directing more money to Elon Musk’s Starlink and other non-fiber Internet service providers.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 31, 2025

Resilient Digital Infrastructure A one-day conference on securing vulnerable digital infrastructure Broadband Breakfast Broadband Breakfast The core of the problem is that our infrastructure is stuck in the past. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

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AT&T Connects

MAY 15, 2025

Why it matters: Every American deserves access to fast, reliable connectivity when it matters most whether its an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work or online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. Throughout this transition, no customer will lose voice or 911 services.

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Cisco Wireless

JULY 7, 2025

In terms of technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) was still getting off the ground, and AI was largely still science fiction. Today, nearly all residents of middle- and high-income countries have access to broadband, smartphones and personal computers. Endpoint security still meant antivirus agents.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 17, 2025

An exception is a bipartisan bill expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump next week that  would enact stricter penalties  on the distribution of intimate “revenge porn” images, both real and AI-generated, without a person’s consent. regulation enabled early internet commerce to flourish.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 9, 2025

She added that she would be open to distribution reforms or contribution reforms “depending on the facts,” and called for more rigorous oversight. 

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 2, 2025

billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program.  State broadband offices have been working around the clock to comply with a number of structural changes to the BEAD program announced by the Trump administration on June 6. The Colorado Broadband Office will run a two-week application window.

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