Telecom Talk

JUNE 18, 2025

Indian telecom service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) and satellite-based cellular broadband network provider AST SpaceMobile announced a strategic partnership to expand mobile connectivity across India’s unconnected regions. billion mobile subscribers.

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Telecoms Tech News

MARCH 26, 2025

billion people worldwide still lacking Internet access, the need for innovative and scalable solutions has never been greater. Read more » The post Michuki Mwangi, Internet Society: Bridging the global digital divide appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 20, 2025

In addition, mobile broadband speeds have reached a median of 100 Mbps, placing India among the nations with the fastest mobile internet connectivity, the report highlighted. billion telecom subscribers, with 960 million internet users and 940 million broadband subscribers. lakh gram panchayats through broadband networks.

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Telecom Talk

JULY 25, 2025

On the growing demand for satellite internet, Chakrabarti pointed out its relevance in rural and remote areas where deploying traditional communication infrastructure like optical fibre is challenging. “Lots of FDI basically have come from the telecom sector.

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Total Telecom

JUNE 12, 2025

Getting full fibre broadband has made us part of the rest of the world, but I can still live in the countryside and keep my distance.” Quickline, the rural broadband provider, was awarded the contracts for West Yorkshire and the York area (Lot 8) and South Yorkshire (Lot 20) in 2024 under the UK Government’s Project Gigabit programme.

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Total Telecom

JULY 14, 2025

“The success of the UK’s network providers will help accelerate the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband to millions of homes and businesses across the country. million premises with its full fibre network, over half way to CityFibre’s milestone of 8 million premises.

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 1, 2025

Read more » The post US telecom providers demand action to protect internet and network systems appeared first on Telecoms Tech News. In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, the groups say attacks on telecom networks are getting more frequent and better coordinated.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – A proposal to cap broadband prices at $15 per month for low-income Californians could save households over $1 billion annually with minimal impact on industry revenues, according to a new report from the California Public Utilities Commission’s Public Advocates Office. Supreme Court.

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 16, 2025

Broadband Task Force, August meeting plans The Broadband Task Force will be meeting on Wednesday, August 6 from 2:30-4pm in Redwood County at the Minnesota Farmfest. More information on this and past meetings can be found on the Broadband Task Force webpage. Edward Guo, Elizabeth H. Redmond, and Mildred E.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 9, 2025

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has written to all state governments and Union Territories, urging them to prioritise the services of state-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd ( BSNL ) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) for internet, broadband, landline, and leased line requirements.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 4, 2025 – Open-access networks are actually a great fit for broadband projects on tribal lands, according to panelists involved in such projects. Tribal communities have long faced steep barriers to broadband access due to remote geography and historical underinvestment.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 7, 2025

May 7, 2025 – Students and rural residents in New Mexico can look forward to improved internet access following a new broadband expansion plan. New Mexico Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Mexico. Broadband Breakfast State Broadband New Mexico Gov.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Following in New York’s footsteps, a California lawmaker was one step closer to advancing a sweeping legislative mandate to cap monthly internet bills at $15 for qualifying low-income households. The California proposal does, however, exclude mobile broadband providers from the requirement.

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 30, 2025

Along with staff from East Central Energy (ECE), officials from the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development met in Pine City on July 17 to observe speed testing and review progress tied to state-funded broadband grants as part of the ongoing ECE Fiber broadband expansion project.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 29, 2025

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2025 in Denver for a discussion about this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 11th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

Currently, 95 percent of Canadian households have access to broadband internet at speeds of 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) down and 10 Mbps up, the standard for “broadband” used by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. How is Canada measuring progress toward universal broadband access?

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 – Greenlight Networks has reached a deal to acquire the assets of Loop Internet, a locally owned fiber provider headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Loop Internet Founder, Chris Hacken , also expressed excitement for the expansion. ”  Founded in 2015 in Wilkes-Barre, Penn.,

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 11, 2025

Pew has assessed and tracked the broadband-related data that is available in the US. Because federal data focuses on information like the number of households with subscriptions, it lacks feedback on network quality and reliability, or on how consumers experience a broadband connection.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

21, 2025 – Cities and towns were proving that municipal broadband networks can pay for themselves – without raising taxes, without government bailouts, and without private investment. The S&P-rated precedent should make it easier for future broadband projects to secure funding without needing tax-backed guarantees.

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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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VoIP Review

JUNE 25, 2025

Quickline Communications has announced an ambitious plan to deliver gigabit-capable broadband across rural regions. Over the next three years, the company aims to provide high-speed internet to 360,000 locations in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, marking a significant step towards bridging the digital divide.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 3, 2025

Statistical analysis shows that ACP had a role in net additions to broadband subscription levels on the order of 2.9 There was also a positive correlation between the growth in broadband adoption from 2021 to 2023 and ACP enrollment. This growth was in the context of very small growth in overall broadband adoption from 2021 to 2023.

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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

MARCH 6, 2025

March 6, 2025 – Vermont has joined the growing list of states pursuing broadband affordability mandates after the Supreme Court declined twice to hear the broadband industry’s challenge to New York’s low-cost Internet law. Vermont State Rep. "So it was nice to have the N.Y. bill already litigated.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 18, 2025

based company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect standard mobile phones directly to satellites. In a major push toward universal digital access, Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced a strategic partnership with AST SpaceMobile, the U.S

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

Expanding the number of internet exchange points across the United States is essential to developing greater digital resilience. Sign up for BroadbandLive on Zoom Panelists Drew Clark  (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast Panelists have been invited. More IXPs drive lower network costs.

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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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Telecom Talk

JUNE 17, 2025

The government and telecom regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) have dismissed concerns raised by telecom operators that satellite broadband players such as Starlink and Amazon Kuiper could disrupt the telecom market and erode operator revenues. This figure stands in stark contrast to the 1.2

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Developing Telecoms

JUNE 24, 2025

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group announced on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Telco Integrators (TI) to expand satellite internet, broadband, and voice services across Pakistan.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 20, 2025

In a low-profile launch at BSNL’s Ameerepet Exchange in Hyderabad, India took a confident step toward redefining the future of broadband. The state-run telecom major, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), unveiled Quantum 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) a 100% indigenous, SIM-less, fiber-grade internet solution delivered over 5G radio.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 10, 2025

The core of Hudson’s “SPEED for BEAD” bill isn’t about changing the technologies being deployed for the program, argued Fiber Broadband Association CEO Gary Bolton , but about addressing regulatory restrictions, including a letter of credit requirement as well as other rules.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 — A new bill introduced in the Michigan House would exempt broadband grants from state taxation in an effort to accelerate high-speed internet expansion, particularly in rural areas. Karl Bohnak, would make state and federal broadband grant funds tax-exempt. House Bill 4237 , sponsored by Republican Rep.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2025 – Charter Communications reported 117,000 lost broadband subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, worse than the 74,000 Wall Street had been expecting but better than the same period last year. There's a whole community behind your FREE membership. “It’s not ideal.”

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 8, 2025

… Cable has the highest level of internet access (39%). The study found that 3% of consumers do not have a dedicated internet connection at home. Fully 60% of respondents say their home internet is very reliable, but at the same time cite cost as the biggest issue. FWA and satellite broadband are the new kids on the block.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

March 24, 2025 — Industry groups are opposing proposed Rhode Island legislation that would expand state oversight of internet service providers, arguing it would duplicate federal regulations and impose unnecessary costs. It would also establish a state broadband authority funded by ISP fees and expand broadband mapping efforts.

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VoIP Review

JUNE 16, 2025

Quickline , a rural broadband provider, is making headlines with its impressive strides in deploying fast, reliable broadband across West and South Yorkshire. When Quickline’s commercial ventures across rural Yorkshire are considered, over 30,000 addresses now benefit from gigabit-capable broadband.

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Blandin on Broadband

JULY 9, 2025

Duluth News Tribune reports … You could do worse than Minnesota for internet speeds — although not much worse. They mention policy in DC… “We should be able to bring high-speed internet to every family in Minnesota — regardless of their zip code,” Minnesota’s U.S. Average download speeds here of 164.68 Mbps fall far short of the U.S.

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