Total Telecom

JULY 24, 2025

By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Speaking to Beyond the Cable at Broadband Communities Summit last month in Houston, Maravedis’ chief researcher, Adlane Fellah, says he sees a big opportunity for MDU brownfield deployments in the coming months and years. The main themes that I hear a lot is the need for education,” he said.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

March 10, 2025 – Visionary Broadband, and Internet Service Provider, said on March 1 that it had extended its high-speed broadband service to more than 10,000 homes across Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Access to high-speed fiber broadband is a necessity,” said Brian Worthen , CEO of Visionary Broadband.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 5, 2025

introduced the Rural Broadband Assistance Act last week, aiming to help rural communities overcome technical and administrative barriers to securing federal broadband funding. These funds would help with grant writing, feasibility studies, financial forecasting, and other activities necessary to apply for federal broadband programs.

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Mark Goldberg

JULY 16, 2025

The ITU’s Broadband Commission released a report, “The State of Broadband Advocacy Targets” [ pdf , 6.1MB] as part of its State of Broadband 2025 report series. The State of Broadband Advocacy Targets report is intended to inform policy-makers on progress towards the Broadband Commission’s goals.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 8, 2025

FWA and satellite broadband are the new kids on the block. The broadband satellite sector is even newer. This, Amdocs Research says, points to an education gap about the technology. The study commentary suggests that CSPs can put together offerings in their networks that eliminate trade-offs.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

This Broadband Breakfast live session will consider the impacts that global conflict has on subsea broadband infrastructure and global connectivity. What are the potential global consequences if major subsea broadband cables are damaged or disrupted? Ted Hearn is Managing Editor for Broadband Breakfast.

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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

MARCH 27, 2025

March 27, 2025 — A bill to expand broadband access for schools and communities across New Mexico is awaiting Democratic Gov. The “Broadband for Education” bill would transfer oversight of the state’s student educational network from the Public Schools Authority to the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion.

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 21, 2025

From Twin Cities Broadband Cooperative (TCBC) … Twin Cities Broadband Cooperative On Tuesday, July 29th from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, learn about the Twin Cities Broadband Cooperative’s mission to bring affordable, high-speed internet to our communities through community ownership.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 25, 2025

I have also been following but nice to see what others day During the week of March 17, Minnesota lawmakers considered two bills related to telecommunications and broadband access.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 14, 2025

News By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The Fiber Broadband Association CEO pushes back against rhetoric questioning the feasibility of subsidizing rural fiber at Connected America. Learn more about Broadband Communities Summit 2025 in Houston. Also, click here to subscribe to the Broadband Communities newsletter.

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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

MARCH 6, 2025

The proposed agreement with Astound Broadband would give the company three years to build the local cable network at no cost to the city. ” Interestingly, Cognetti did not mention internet or broadband services in Wednesday’s announcement. Broadband revenue is exempt from the 5 percent fee.

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Telecom Talk

JULY 7, 2025

It’s free for all mobile and broadband users and is enabled by default. Without structural fixes and user education, the arms race will continue.” And user education must be ongoing not one time.” The system claims to block malicious domains in real time and alert users with contextual warnings.

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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

APRIL 11, 2025

reintroduced the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act to the House on Wednesday with the goal of developing a national strategy for closing the nation’s digital divide.  Scott Peters , D-Calif.,

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Rural Broadband Association

MAY 15, 2025

We shared the joint Smart Rural Community /NREDA report on Key Point Indicators for rural economic strategies and discussed everything from broadband and power infrastructure to rural housing to child care to education and workforce development. These gains are tied to increased use of automated and broadband-enabled systems.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 30, 2025

White Paper Connecting America: Are We There Yet in Broadband Deployment? Let’s explore the progress, challenges, and future of  broadband deployment in America. Let’s explore the progress, challenges, and future of  broadband deployment in America. In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that  3.8

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Total Telecom

JUNE 12, 2025

The award followed a thorough evaluation of MLL’s business, financial and compliance credentials, including adherence to education standards, as well as the quality, innovative features, value for money and breadth of its portfolio of services.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 – The New York City Department of Education and the New York Public Library system have pulled out of the Federal Communications Commission’s $200 million Cybersecurity Pilot Program. A request for comment from Qaiser by Broadband Breakfast was not answered in time for publication.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 30, 2025

The project was expected to provide broadband access to over 1,000 locations in Cabarrus County and nearly 900 locations in Stanly County.   The project is part of North Carolina’s Completing Access to Broadband program, which awarded $67 million to ISPs in June 2024 to expand broadband access across the state.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 13, 2025

Broadband Breakfast reports. National education groups are concerned that the Senate could prevent millions of people from accessing the internet with federal assistance. A coalition of 31 education and library groups urged senators in a letter Monday to reject a resolution by Sen.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

Established by the Federal Communications Commission in 1997, the fund helps deliver broadband and phone services at just, reasonable, and affordable rates to rural communities, low-income households, schools, libraries, and healthcare providers. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 7, 2025

billion federal broadband program just as states and territories were preparing to implement their plans. Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast? ” Rescore, rebid, redo: the broadband Groundhog Day no one asked for. ” Rescore, rebid, redo: the broadband Groundhog Day no one asked for.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 16, 2025

million state-funded project that seeks to connect over 22,000 homes and businesses to broadband internet in rural Sullivan County, N.Y.,   Archtop, led by Chairman and CEO Jeff DeMond , and Hudson Valley Wireless will serve as ISPs on the network, while the county will own the broadband infrastructure. The Kingston, N.Y.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

The United States faces a persistent challenge: nearly 24 million Americans, particularly in rural and underserved areas, lack access to high-speed broadband. My work in the United States focuses on creating next-generation telecommunications hardware to strengthen broadband infrastructure. The economic ripple effects are profound.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Today the MN Broadband Task Force heard from digital equity workers from Neighborhood House, a nonprofit in St Paul that works with people in need. Bree Maki from the Office of Broadband Development gave an update on ’what’s happening with MN broadband grants in the field and updates with BEAD. Full notes: 10:00 a.m. –

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 24, 2025

This Broadband Breakfast Live session will examine MCA President Andrew Butcher's journey around the state, along with past successes and future desires for MCA. How are community voices being incorporated into the MCA’s broadband expansion efforts?

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Rural Broadband Association

JUNE 27, 2025

And thank you to our friends at CoBank and NCSC for their work getting folks in the lending, agriculture, education and healthcare communities to also submit a supportive amicus brief. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit which found that the Universal Service Fund contribution mechanism was unconstitutional. It took a village.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 – The Appalachian Regional Commission requested proposals Thursday from qualified consultants to conduct a performance analysis of previous broadband grant programs.  Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast?

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 20, 2025

Kelly Hancock , a Republican lawmaker with ties to broadband expansion policy, has resigned from the Legislature to lead the Comptroller’s Office – just as the state prepares to distribute billions in federal and state broadband funds. billion broadband grant window. WASHINGTON, June 20, 2025 – Texas Sen.

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Rural Broadband Association

MAY 15, 2025

We shared the joint Smart Rural Community/NREDA report on Key Point Indicators for rural economic strategies and discussed everything from broadband and power infrastructure to rural housing to child care to education and workforce development. These gains are tied to increased use of automated and broadband-enabled systems.

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IEEE ComSoc

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The Broadband Forum has realigned its work areas to ensure every new project and specification focuses on enabling services-led and intelligent broadband that provides the applications and services most demanded by users. We invite companies, small and large, to join our efforts.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 4, 2025

Digital Navigation was one of the priorities mentioned by the MN Broadband Task Force in their latest report Support Digital Literacy: Standardize digital literacy definitions across agencies and fund Digital Navigators for anchor institutions to teach digital skills and connect residents to resources.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 10, 2025

From the Office of Broadband Development. Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Wednesday June 11, 2025 10:00 a.m. – Welcome Teddy Bekele, Chair, Minnesota Governor’s Task Force on Broadband 10:10 a.m. – Office of Broadband Development Overview + BEAD and Digital Opportunity Updates Bree Maki, Executive Director, OBD 11:10 a.m. –

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