Broadband Breakfast

JULY 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2025 – The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund does little to solve the $9 billion program’s long-standing structural and financial flaws, experts said in a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event after the court's June 27 ruling. 

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2025 - Experts in agriculture and telecommunications agreed Wednesday that effective precision agriculture implementation requires a comprehensive, technology-neutral approach to connectivity, rather than relying on any single broadband solution. "The Broadband Breakfast Rachelle Medalia

Connectivity

Telecom Talk

JULY 7, 2025

The association also highlighted that over-the-top (OTT) platforms—some of the biggest beneficiaries of broadband proliferation—are not required to contribute to the DBN, thereby placing an undue financial burden on telecom companies.

Telecoms

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 6, 2025

Thats prompted a request by the city of Ely, via its telecommunications access board, to get behind legislation that would expand collection of franchise fees, which support the broadcasts of local public access programming. It would allow cities to franchise broadband similarly to how cable systems are currently franchised.

Television

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 17, 2025

Part 1: Explaining BEAD, Broadband Abundance? Part 2: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide As a brief recap, the nation has been working for decades to achieve universal access to broadband. Instead, Congress structured the BEAD program as a state and territory broadband grant program.

Internet

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.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 9, 2025

SES and Intelsat operate TV distribution service in what’s called the upper C-band, the 3.98-4.2 26 earnings call that it should be possible to clear that much while preserving existing content distribution services. GigaHertz portion of the band. SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said on a Feb.

Distribution

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.

Network

Rural Broadband Association

JULY 31, 2025

Transparency and accountability are critical when distributing billions of USF dollars. The FCC’s National Broadband Map offers a useful starting point for determining where broadband service may be available. These gaps must be addressed.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 21, 2025

Israeli strikes damaged a main connection, cutting off communications in large areas of the strip since Tuesday, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Free Broadband Breakfast News every morning, Mon.-Fri. Want top news about tech, politics, and infrastructure?

Internet

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.

Broadband

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.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 28, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2025 – The House passed Monday five telecom and communications bills, including efforts to require more vetting for high-cost fund participants and codify modern responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.  The bill still had bipartisan support Monday, with Reps.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 9, 2025

The Trump Administration nominee who will oversee distribution of $42.45 billion in broadband subsidies has pledged to move away from an 'extreme tech bias in favor of fiber' toward technology neutrality—a welcome shift that could bring transformative connectivity to rural America.

Broadband

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

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

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!

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 7, 2025

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. Ars Technica reports … The Trump administration is eliminating a preference for fiber Internet in a $42.45

Distribution

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.  For the past eight years, she has worked as a senior telecommunications aide to Sen. Roger Wicker , R-Miss. 

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.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 6, 2025

These include ransomware, which encrypts files and demands payment for decryption, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, which overwhelm systems and lock legitimate users out, are two common tactics used to disrupt servers. Cybercriminals employ various tactics to carry out such attacks against a range of businesses.

Hardware

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 26, 2025

June 26, 2025 – Internet providers hoping to compete for broadband grants in Virginia will have to wait a little longer, the state broadband office said Wednesday. billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program to prioritize lowest-cost projects. billion allocation under the federal broadband expansion program.

Signal

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 16, 2025

Why did implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program take so long ? In a 7,700 word Washington Monthly article detailing BEAD’s failures , the authors claimed that the fault lies with telecommunications monopolies and their (mostly Republican) allies in Congress. 

Telecommunication

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.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

8, 2024 – A fair distribution of broadband subsidies might not be possible if federal regulators fail to understand who needs assistance – particularly when broadband availability data, especially for fixed wireless coverage, is often overstated in rural and underserved areas. WASHINGTON, Oct.   The $42.5

Broadband

Total Telecom

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Hermann Frank, Co-founder and CEO of Gigs , said: “We stand on the brink of a transformative shift in the telecommunications industry. Vodafone extends its network reach to innovative tech companies with large audiences and digital distribution channels, while driving significant mobile traffic to the Gigs platform.

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Maura Healey (D) and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute debuted their $9.44 million Launchpad Program , a new initiative to expand internet access, device distribution, and digital literacy training across the state. "The Massachusetts Gov.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2024 – Expanding broadband access to all Americans will require accurate data collection and mapping to ensure that funding and resources are allocated effectively.  Broadband Breakfast on September 18, 2024 - Measuring Broadband: What’s the Next Step?

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - Industry experts gathered Wednesday to assess the state of broadband connectivity in America, highlighting both significant progress and persistent challenges in closing the digital divide since the COVID-19 pandemic began. "We " Broadband Breakfast on March 12, 2025 - 5 Years On: Where Is Broadband Now?

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 31, 2024

31, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Thursday $36 million in funding for New York to implement its digital equity plan. WASHINGTON, Oct. The money comes from the agency’s $1.44

Distribution

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Adams is a highly skilled telecommunications attorney and senior executive with more than twenty years’ experience and a successful track record in the government and private sector. Breakfast Media LLC CEO  Drew Clark  has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2024

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Development program   has made significant strides in its mission to bring reliable high-speed Internet service to all Americans in every state, the District of Columbia and five territories. Upon final proposal approval, NTIA will distribute the remaining 80 percent of allocated BEAD funds.

Broadband

Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A major player in the telecommunication cable industry, Sparkle owns and manages a network of more than 600,000 km of fiber spanning from Europe to Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and Asia. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over 33 countries.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

844, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying provisions governing broadband workforce plan data; modifying investigative authority; modifying provisions governing underground telecommunications infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.395, 395, subdivision 9; 216B.17, 52 to 216B.61

Broadband

EldoTelecom

MAY 18, 2024

The FCC’s reclassification of Internet delivered services as telecommunications services under its Open Internet rulemaking effectively abrogates this component of its 2019 rulemaking. Follow on Twitter @eldotelecom

Telecommunication

Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is expected to soon begin distributing $1.25 It explains the Program’s goal is to “spur greater adoption and meaningful use of broadband among the Covered Populations.”3 The NOFO makes clear NTIA will consider race in awarding grants under the Program.

Distribution

VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This partnership is set to boost the adoption of Open RAN technology, providing more flexibility to telecommunications operators. This consisted of Rakuten Symphony’s Open RAN 4G and 5G standalone virtual Distributed Unit (vDU) and virtual Central Unit (vCU) running on Wind River’s platform.

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