US Telecom

JULY 31, 2025

Download the PDF A Vital Step Toward Universal High-Speed Broadband For decades, copper landlines served as the original conduit for connecting our nation. Consumers have overwhelmingly chosen a broadband future. households today rely solely on landline connections. As a result, less than two percent of U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 – The California State Assembly's communications committee advanced two broadband bills Wednesday, both of which will now be taken up by the chamber’s appropriations committee. ” At least Vermont and Massachusetts are also considering affordable broadband legislation.

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Aatrox Communications

JULY 9, 2025

A 3CX IP PBX is a software-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system that handles calls, messaging, video conferencing, and live chat over the internet. 3CX IP PBX excels here, offering: Up to 50% Savings on Calls : No hardware or line rentals—just an internet connection, reducing expenses for Sydney retailers.

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Aatrox Communications

JULY 2, 2025

3CX IP PBX is a software-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system that powers calls, video conferencing, live chat, and messaging over the internet. 3CX IP PBX delivers: Up to 50% Cost Savings : Eliminate hardware and line rental costs, needing only an internet connection. What Is a 3CX IP PBX?

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Aatrox Communications

JUNE 19, 2025

A 3CX hosted solution is a cloud-based Private Branch Exchange (PBX) system that powers your business communications over the internet, eliminating the need for physical hardware like traditional PBX setups. Competitive Edge : Stay agile with features like video calls and mobile broadband , outpacing rivals.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 26, 2025

Three years and five months after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed, the BEAD Program still hasn’t connected a single person to broadband,  but  it is on the brink of being able to do so on a large scale, if Washington gives a green light.

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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?

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EldoTelecom

JUNE 11, 2025

billion Broadband Equity and Deployment (BEAD) program, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA). Lutnick said the program requires retooling in order to ensure Americans can obtain the full “benefit of the bargain” Congress intended in enacting the IIJA: broadband deployment.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 24, 2025

The funding round also includes the continuation of a pilot programme designed to improve internet access in smaller regions that have been left out of gigabit expansion so far. The criteria and rules for applying remain largely the same as last year, providing stability for states, municipalities, and applicants.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 - Internet delivered by fixed wireless access providers has its critics, but Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is not one of them. ” Rosenworcel said that the numbers suggest fixed wireless has become an alternative to landline broadband. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 – A key Alaska city and a popular port of call for cruise ships has not had landline internet and cell phone service for days, and it could be at least another week before the restoration of normal service. Some Sitka businesses went cash-only because credit cards sales required Internet access. WASHINGTON, Sept.

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Airtel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Long before, when mobile devices we re not even a thing, landline connections held a special place in the heart of every household. No matter how nostalgic and overwhelming these memories sound, the comfort and convenience offered by modern landline connection is definitely something to vouch for! What is a landline?

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 10, 2024

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the unanimous Senate Commerce Committee passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act. We should be able to bring high-speed internet to every family in Minnesota— regardless of their zip code,” said Klobuchar.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Department of Commerce approved Minnesota’s plan for broadband infrastructure deployment. This development advances Minnesota to the next step in their planned affordable broadband rollout across the state. However, many households in Minnesota currently don’t have a reliable broadband connection,” said Klobuchar.

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USTELECOM

MARCH 25, 2024

Today, the march of progress has finally come for the old copper networks that long ago served as the primary conduit for landlines. High-speed broadband emerged from the pandemic as an essential bridge to economic opportunity, health care, education, and more. Almost all “home phones” today are already powered by broadband.

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AT&T Connects

JANUARY 15, 2025

telecom companies to maintain inefficient copper networks, diverting investment from the resilient high-speed internet technologies of the future. It’s not just about faster internet speeds. Were also proud to offer AT&T Phone Advanced , a new product that meets FCC requirements to replace traditional landlines.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

21, 2025 – Pennsylvania broadband advocates pressed the state’s Public Utility Commission on Thursday to require state-specific consumer protections before approving Verizon’s proposed acquisition of Frontier Communications. "If I had a chance to move away from Frontier, I would do it in a heartbeat," he said. "My

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Mark Goldberg

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I promised a look at this report in my recent post on rural broadband solutions. MB], documenting key indicators for how Canadians relate to the internet and smartphones. CMI estimates that in 2023, 95% of Canadian households had home internet connections, and 90% of households had smartphones. Communic@tions Management Inc.

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US Telecom

OCTOBER 18, 2024

landlines and in urgent need of modernization. Companies across the internet ecosystem that benefit from universal connectivity should contribute to this national commitment. KEY POINTS Broadband Providers Invest Heavily in U.S. landlines, USF’s current funding mechanism is unsustainable. They invested nearly $2.2

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AT&T Connects

MAY 22, 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. Cities and communities throughout California are seeing the impacts of this investment, including: More than $4.8

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VoIP Review

MARCH 4, 2025

Recent research highlights that 22% of SMEs still use traditional systems like landlines and fax machines. Historically, sectors have delayed adopting internet, social media, and personal computers. A lack of action could leave them behind as 73% of UK businesses now depend on high-speed broadband and mobile connectivity.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

If animal species were going extinct as quickly as competition from Canadian independent internet providers, the government would have declared a national emergency long ago. In recent years, small business internet service providers have either been swallowed by larger competitors or shut down altogether.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 18, 2024

For most of the 20 th century, this meant access to landline telephones. We need to update what’s broken and, except for one-time capital funding projects like the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, centralize ongoing broadband funding programs to maximize resources and reduce waste. What’s changed?

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EldoTelecom

AUGUST 29, 2024

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said, “If we're going to connect every American, including the tens of millions of Americans who now don't have the internet, we're going to have to lay fiber all across this country.” In a March 2023 interview , U.S.

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IEEE ComSoc

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

With a market value of over $7 billion, Dallas, TX based Frontier provides broadband (mostly fiber optic) connections to about three million locations across 25 states. Frontier is in the midst of upgrading its legacy copper landline network to cutting-edge fiber. cellphone carrier that lacks a large landline business.

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IEEE ComSoc

AUGUST 2, 2024

AT&T and Verizon are spending billions of dollars to grow their existing fiber-optic networks and add to the millions of broadband clients they already serve, mostly in regions covered by their historical landline-telephone infrastructure. There are other fiber based internet providers that mostly serve business customers.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

While the rising global demand for copper has driven much of this theft, with prices increasing by more than 60% over the past four years, the issue extends to 5G small cells, wireless towers, fiber-optic lines, and even landline telephones, industry experts said.

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Aatrox Communications

MARCH 19, 2025

The 3CX Phone System is a software-based PBX that swaps outdated hardware for internet-powered calls, video, and messaging. Slash Costs with VoIP Ditch expensive landlines. Add mobile broadband for extra reliability. With Telstras network and mobile broadband , it works anywhere in Australia. Definitely. Whos 3CX For?

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Aatrox Communications

MARCH 13, 2025

Mobile Broadband for Remote Work & Business Operations Many businesses today rely on mobile broadband to keep employees connected in the office, at remote job sites, or while traveling. Offers high-speed 4G and 5G broadband for fast and reliable business communication. Ideal for teams with varied data consumption needs.

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US Telecom

JUNE 3, 2024

Over the weekend, the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps over 23 million low-income households access high-speed internet at home, officially ran out of funding. In fact, every American with a cellphone or landline will see the USF fee on their bill drop by roughly 90 percent. This work cannot wait. This is the work ahead.

Connectivity

Aatrox Communications

MAY 21, 2025

A 3CX hosted solution is a cloud-based Private Branch Exchange (PBX) that powers your business communications over the internet, eliminating the need for bulky hardware like traditional PBX systems. Competitive Edge: Stay agile with features like video calls and mobile broadband , outpacing rivals. What Are 3CX Hosted Solutions?

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VoIP MS

MAY 16, 2025

As businesses continue to migrate from outdated landlines to more agile, CRM-integrated, and cost-effective communication platforms, the demand for VoIP expertise is only accelerating. White-label VoIP is a fully customizable Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that businesses can brand as their own. The key to success?

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Immediately after the storm hit a week ago, we lost power, Internet, cell service, and soon thereafter water. I’ve often seen cellular touted as a backup when landline broadband is down – but when the fiber networks that feed cell sites are decimated, the wireless coverage leaves along with normal broadband.

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Mark Goldberg

JANUARY 29, 2025

That question is being asked south of the border in the wake of a decision by the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Court striking down the FCC’s Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet order. households have a landline phone, down from nearly 50% a decade ago. Consider how we communicate today. Only a quarter of U.S.

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EldoTelecom

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funded by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 could see its appropriation reduced to $10 billion under the incoming Congress and Trump administration. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Longtime telecom blogger Doug Dawson speculates the $43.45

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EldoTelecom

DECEMBER 27, 2024

advanced telecommunications policy has been bandwidth focused: defining and delivering broadband speed and not modernizing the nations legacy metallic telephone and cable TV delivery infrastructure to fiber. For the past three decades, U.S. Blair Levin, a widely quoted analyst and former U.S.

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