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Vermont Looks To Bring Oasis of Fiber-Connected Telehealth Hubs to ‘Healthcare Deserts’

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Many rural healthcare facilities are struggling to keep their doors open. Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view. 

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State of broadband advocacy targets

Mark Goldberg

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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Pew: Incomplete Federal Data Threatens Effectiveness of Broadband Deployment Programs

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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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Rohit Rawool: Why Hardware Matters in a Software-Driven World

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Yet, as we chase the promise of a hyper-connected future, we risk overlooking a critical component of our technological infrastructure: mechanical engineering in telecommunications hardware.  My work in the United States focuses on creating next-generation telecommunications hardware to strengthen broadband infrastructure.

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Texas Senator Resigns to Lead Comptroller’s Office, Citing Broadband as Key Priority

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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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Mahesh Krishnaswamy: The Future of BEAD: Unlocking Reach & Resilience with High Capacity Wireless

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It powers everything from education and finance to healthcare and emergency response, not to mention our increasing conversations with AI agents recently. billion allocated through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program represents the largest broadband investment in American history.   The $42.5

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Roslyn Layton: With Supreme Court Clarity, It’s Time for Congress to Modernize the USF

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With the program’s constitutionality upheld, the focus shifts to Congress to do what only it can—reform the fund for the broadband age and a $5 trillion digital economy. The bipartisan Senate bill Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025  and the House version (H.R. and Deb Fischer , R-Neb.,