Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 23, 2025

He said, “If Elon Musk had decided to be a ginormous Democratic donor , I have no doubt that the Biden administration would have pulled out a piñata and celebrated Starlink providing broadband.”   I understand why the new administration wants to speed up Broadband Deployment across the country.

Retail

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 17, 2025

The brief but consequential provision , tucked into the House Energy and Commerce Committee's  sweeping markup , would be a major boon to the AI industry, which has lobbied for uniform and light touch regulation as tech firms develop a technology they promise will transform society. “That sounds to me like a policy change.

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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 7, 2025

In legislative text unveiled Thursday night, Senate Republicans proposed denying states federal funding for broadband projects if they regulate AI. That’s a change from a provision in the House-passed version of the tax overhaul that simply banned any current or future AI regulations by the states for 10 years.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 18, 2025

The FCC issued a fact sheet on July 3 detailing its intent to delegate authority to the bureaus it oversees, such as the Wireline Competition Bureau and the Media Bureau, to eliminate certain rules through the direct final rulemaking process, beginning with “an initial sampling of 18 provisions.”

Media

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 5, 2025

Free Broadband Breakfast News every morning, Mon.-Fri. Conservatives passionate about getting rid of the provision had spent weeks fighting others in the party who favored the legislative moratorium because they saw it as essential for the country to  compete against China  in the race for AI dominance. Ted Cruz and others.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 21, 2025

Now that the lengthy legal beef has been settled and New York’s  Affordable Broadband Act is set to take effect this month, it marks a potentially pivotal moment in a national effort to address one of the biggest barriers to broadband adoption:  Affordability.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

16, 2024 – With millions of Americans still struggling to afford internet access, a new report sheds light on how future broadband affordability programs could better target those in need.    Broadband Affordability: What Should Change? WASHINGTON, Oct. It eventually reached more than 23 million American households.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

   Both parties petitioned the FCC to reconsider provisions of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel ’s E-Rate Hotspot Order. LAUSD, serving over 500,000 students, echoed this in its petition Friday, urging the FCC to allow cellular broadband service to be eligible for E-Rate funding without requiring a hotspot device. 

Education

Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 24, 2025

The National Conference of State Legislatures has a slick Broadband Policy Toolkit … This NCSL toolkit covers the state policy landscape and considerations to address broadband deployment, adoption and affordability, and provides a wide variety of resources for policymakers, including legislative tracking, issue briefs and podcasts.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Under this model, multiple ISPs can offer services over the same broadband infrastructure. The Fiber Broadband Association is the voice of fiber. Using an active ethernet infrastructure and operating at the wholesale level, UTOPIA Fiber supports open access and promotes competition in all broadband and telecommunications services.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Enterprise Mobility:  vSIM simplifies global operations by centralizing data management and eliminating the need for physical SIM provisioning, reducing costs and streamlining operations. Broadband Breakfast accepts commentary from informed observers of the broadband scene.

Mobile

Rural Broadband Association

JULY 18, 2024

Solving the Universal Service Challenge Send to all affiliates Off user_1153020 Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:38 Byline By Shirley Bloomfield, CEO Associated Date Thu, 07/18/2024 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section I recently had the opportunity to share some remarks with The Media Institute in Washington, D.C., It is very, very clear on that.

Broadband

Airtel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Buy Airtel Broadband with exciting benefits! Also Read: What is the difference between broadband and Wi-Fi? If you didn’t have an ISP, you could not access the web, send emails, or stream media. The importance of an ISP lies in their provision of access to the internet. What does ISP stand for?

Internet

AT&T Connects

MAY 16, 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. 1 In 2024, Kansas lawmakers passed legislation that eliminated taxes on broadband equipment and otherwise streamlined provisions of the tax code.

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 9, 2025

With no need for more extensive elaboration here, it suffices to point out that “net neutrality,” a term  coined by Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu , embodies the notion that broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) will not block or throttle access to lawful content or prioritize the delivery of content.  

Common Carrier

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 1, 2025

Free Broadband Breakfast News every morning, Mon.-Fri. And on social media, billionaire Elon Musk was again lashing out at Republicans as “the PORKY PIG PARTY!!” One amendment overwhelmingly approved stripped a provision barring states from regulating artificial intelligence if they receive certain federal funding.

Hospitality

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 15, 2025

billion broadband subsidy boondoggle known as the  Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment  program. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. Broadband Breakfast accepts commentary from informed observers of the broadband scene. Fortunately, policy reforms can help get it up and running.

Plug-in

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 17, 2025

national security, although ByteDance’s TikTok is the only app currently subject to its provisions. Broadband Breakfast Broadband Breakfast The decision placed the issue squarely on the desk of  Donald Trump , who is set to take office on Monday. . "By TikTok Ban Looms: What Does It Mean? tech giants.

Media

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Trump administration’s focus will be “doubling down on taxes, tariffs, immigration, national security, deregulation and cost effectiveness,” said Andrew Lipman , a partner at Morgan Lewis specializing in telecommunications and media, during a webinar Wednesday.

Telecoms

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Incoming Commerce Secretary   Howard Lutnick and President Trump’s   nominee to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Arielle Roth , have a prime opportunity to free the  Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment  program from bureaucratic red-tape heaped onto it by the Biden administration.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 has long been a target for Republicans, who argue that the provision has given platforms like Meta, Google (YouTube), and X (formerly Twitter) unchecked power over public discourse.  .; and Tom Tiffany , R-Wis.,

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 29, 2025

Those of us in or closely following the infrastructure industries – broadband infrastructure, energy infrastructure, data center infrastructure – are all struggling to keep up. TikTok - Broadband Breakfast TikTok is a social media app used by at least 170 million Americans. That's a hard no.

Broadband

Total Telecom

JANUARY 28, 2025

By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Changes have been coming fast and furious during the first days of Donald Trumps presidential administration, and the FCC has been far from immune. Hes also reopened previously dismissed complaints against broadcasting organizations, as was reported by other media outlets like The Hill last week.

Telecoms

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 24, 2025

24, 2025 (AP) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist. TikTok - Broadband Breakfast TikTok is a social media app used by at least 170 million Americans. WASHINGTON, Jan.

Media

IEEE ComSoc

JANUARY 2, 2025

The court ruled that broadband communications, including broadband delivered via mobile networks, is classified as an “information” service rather than a more heavily regulated “telecommunications” service. The FCC, under Rosenworcel, passed the current set of net neutrality rules in April 2024.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Get Broadband Breakfast's free daily newsletter every morning, Mon.-Fri. The president-elect made an almost unrealistic proposal that combined some continuation of government funds along with a much more controversial provision to raise the  nation's debt limit  — something his own party routinely rejects.

Provisioning

Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We are looking forward to seeing many of you in Washington at "Broadband in the Trump Administration" on Thursday, Dec. The year 2024 has been a big one for broadband policy. Incoming President Donald Trump will certainly have much to say about the shape of broadband policy. What 2025 looks like is rather cloudy.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 9, 2024

will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming "Broadband in the Trump Administration," conference, a timely gathering examining the future of telecommunications policy following the 2024 presidential election. Visit Broadband in the Trump Administration for complete information. WASHINGTON, Dec. Can't attend in person?

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 22, 2025

The MN Seante Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development heard SF2045: Equal Access to Broadband Act establishment provision. It was held over. The discussion on SF2045 begins at 2:20. The idea is simple but technical testifiers can answer tech questions. ACP ceased last year.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 18, 2025

Broadband Breakfast Broadband Breakfast Once a quiet, rural community, Prineville, Oregon is now the bustling home of a sprawling network of high-tech facilities around which its economy centers. ’ Broadband Breakfast Teralyn Whipple Regional differences in grid capacity further complicate the picture.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 28, 2025

June 28, 2025 (AP) — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms and would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue over content on the platforms. Free Broadband Breakfast News every morning, Mon. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.,

Media

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2025 - A bipartisan consensus is emerging around the need to protect children from the harms of social media, but experts warned Wednesday that current measures are insufficient - and that Congress must act soon. Broadband Breakfast Stephen Balkam The legislation, which received 93 votes in the U.S. ."

Media

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 1, 2025

MN Broadband Task Force meeting March 2025: presentation from DNR and updates The MN Broadband Task Force gave Diane Wells a nice sendoff. MN Broadband related or tangential bills There are a few bills going through the legislature right now that could have an impact on broadband deployment, use or access.

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