Broadband Breakfast

JULY 31, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 – A coalition of public interest groups filed a formal challenge Wednesday to a recent bureau-level decision at the Federal Communications Commission to delay rate caps that would make prison phone calls more affordable.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2025 – When federal rules to lower jail phone rates take effect next month, Baxter County, Arkansas, won’t be offering cheaper calls to inmates — they won’t be offering phone service at all.

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VoIP Review

APRIL 13, 2025

“Im very excited to bring direct-to-cell phone connectivity to Japan through KDDI, the first in Asia and one of the first in the world. ” The post KDDI and Starlink Launch Japan’s First Satellite Phone Service appeared first on VoIP Review.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 19, 2025

He noted that with competitive pricing, reliable service, and potential bundling with broadband offerings, BSNL is well-positioned to grow its subscriber base. We can provide quality customer service and quality service, bundling different services with broadband. In my view, the concept of ‘indigenous’ appeared to be favourable.

Telecoms

Blandin on Broadband

JULY 2, 2025

The Office of Broadband Development provides the following updates. Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates BEAD updates Broadband in the news Line Extension Connection Program BEAD updates OBD continues to work on following the updated guidance published from NTIA in the June 6, 2025 BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 25, 2025

On a recent Broadband Breakfast webinar, a CTIA speaker suggested that a lack of suitable 5G spectrum might somehow hinder AI development and usage. Many new phones, laptops and other systems are now building in AI-capable chipsets. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast. More traffic?

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All West Telecommunications

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In today's fast-paced digital world, small business internet and phone services have become indispensable tools for driving growth, enhancing customer interaction, and ensuring operational efficiency. Clear Understanding of the Essentials For small businesses, maintaining a reliable internet and phone infrastructure is critical.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 26, 2025

Zito provides broadband, phone, and emergency network services across Pennsylvania, including support for the state’s Emergency Services IP Network and the Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative.

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Aatrox Communications

JULY 9, 2025

This article explains why 3CX IP PBX is the ultimate phone system for Sydney SMEs, with a real-world case study and transition guide to get you started. Compatible with devices such as smartphones, PCs, or IP phones, 3CX IP PBX uses Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to deliver high-quality communication. What Is a 3CX IP PBX?

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

” The roughly $8 billion-per-year program supports building and maintaining rural networks, plus internet and phone discounts for low-income households, schools and libraries, and health care centers. “We absolutely think broadband is part of the solution, but we think it needs to be the whole ecosystem.”

Common Carrier

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 29, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2025 – Broadband Infrastructure and Digital Inclusion Manager for the City of Philadelphia, Juliet Fink Yates , discussed her role in building Philadelphia’s future broadband goals. Fiber Broadband Association’s weekly Wednesday show, Fiber for Breakfast, met with Yates.

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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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VoIP Review

JULY 17, 2025

This pioneering effort marks the first instance of direct satellite connectivity to mobile phones in the nation, promising to extend coverage beyond traditional networks. Users’ phones automatically connect to a satellite signal in areas devoid of cellular coverage, empowering them to send messages and access emergency services.

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Total Telecom

APRIL 14, 2025

News Newspaper reports suggest that the newly merged telco giant is preparing to bundle Pay-TV services with fixed broadband, phone, and mobile plans According to reports, Vodafone and Three may be preparing to launch a Pay-TV, seeking to capitalise on their newfound scale and help grow their subscriber base.

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VoIP Review

JULY 23, 2025

Verizon has raised its full-year earnings forecast following a solid second quarter marked by growth in service revenue and broadband expansion, alongside the benefit of recent tax reforms. While the company highlighted gains in fixed broadband and fixed wireless access (FWA), it was less forthcoming about its losses on the wireless front.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 15, 2025

For a modern country, it must be a matter of course that people can also use the internet on trains to work, stream and make phone calls without any limitations. Because that’s what people want: working, participating in video conferences or making phone calls while travelling by train.

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Telecom Talk

JULY 7, 2025

Phones and phone numbers don’t work the way consumers think they do. It’s free for all mobile and broadband users and is enabled by default. Everything from SIMs, numbers, CNAM, to RCS Verified Senders is exploitable. That’s the real loophole.” While the move is widely welcomed, “Spam filters have been around for over a decade.

Education

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 15, 2025

The Commission should reverse its proposal to end support for voice-only phone service under Lifeline. Today, full participation in society requires access to both home broadband and mobile data services. They offer four proposals Delete the Sunset of Support for Voice-Only Services.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 2, 2025

The four things in the Build America agenda were: first, unleashing high-speed infrastructure by modernizing regulations and streamlining permitting processes for internet and broadband build-out. Second, freeing up spectrum to create jobs, increase competition, and drive down consumer prices. companies in orbit.

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Telecom Talk

JULY 25, 2025

Read More – Airtel Added 2367 Towers in Gujarat Between Dec 2022 – Mar 2024 People still have dual SIMs on their phones, at least most users in India. Also, TRAI data suggests that the wireless broadband subscriber base grew from 904.21 Further, the industry is back to adding users, and that too at a decent pace.

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Aatrox Communications

JULY 2, 2025

Outdated phone systems can stifle growth for Sydney’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with high call charges, costly hardware, and no support for remote teams. Enter 3CX IP PBX , a game-changing VOIP phone system that delivers enterprise-grade features at an SME-friendly price. What Is a 3CX IP PBX?

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TechAdvance

MARCH 10, 2025

If your business uses any of the following, you could be impacted: Business Phone Lines Any landline-based systems still running on PSTN or ISDN will need replacing with modern VoIP solutions. Broadband Connections ADSL and FTTC (Fibre-to-the-Cabinet) connections rely on PSTN. Phone: 0345 389 2310 Email: enquiries@tech-ip.co.uk

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Total Telecom

APRIL 11, 2025

” Commenting on the launch of au Starlink Direct, Gwynne Shotwell, President & COO of SpaceX, said: “I’m very excited to bring direct-to-cell phone connectivity to Japan through KDDI, the first in Asia and one of the first in the world. wherever you see the sky.”

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 21, 2025

Unlocking: Verizon  on Monday asked the FCC to waive a regulation that requires it to unlock mobile phones within 60 days. Sign up for free and be a part of the broadband community! “The Unlocking Rule applies only to particular providers – mainly Verizon – and distorts the marketplace in a critical U.S.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 15, 2025

As with most other essential services, there are many places in the United States where no purely private business case will support investment in broadband networks. The value of mobile phone service has changed market dynamics and today more than 99.1% in 1960, to 90.5% in 1970, to 92.9% in 1980, to 94.8% in 1990, and to 97.6%

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Blandin on Broadband

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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US Telecom

JULY 24, 2025

Today the FCC voted to move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to help promote investment in next-gen infrastructure and speed the transition from outdated copper networks to modern broadband connectivity. Below is a statement from Jonathan Spalter, President and CEO of USTelecom – the Broadband Association.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 16, 2025

billion acquisition of Cox Communications would allow the combined company to better compete for fixed and mobile broadband subscribers, the companies told federal regulators Tuesday. Charter CEO Chris Winfrey has historically bashed fixed wireless as “cell phone internet” because of its slower speeds.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 7, 2025

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2025 – The Wireline Competition Bureau extended a waiver Tuesday pausing the phase-out of Lifeline support for voice-only services and an increase in the Lifeline minimum service standard for mobile broadband data capacity. monthly subsidy for broadband services and a $5.25 monthly subsidy for voice support. 

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VoIP Review

APRIL 15, 2025

Vodafone and Three are reportedly considering launching a Pay-TV service as part of a wider bundle with fixed broadband , phone, and mobile plans.

Marketing

Tridon

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

One solution that has steadily gained traction is renting a satellite phone. Unlike conventional mobile devices that depend on local networks, a satellite phone connects directly with orbiting satellites, ensuring uninterrupted global coverage even in the most isolated locations.

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 24, 2025

spends $6 billion a year to keep its copper line services running, despite only five percent of its customers still subscribing to copper phone service. “To your question about how we draw that line, we’re seeking comment on a lot of different options here,” Griffin told Broadband Breakfast.

Communication

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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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 23, 2025

Though AT&T added an additional 401K postpaid phone users in Q2, up significantly from the 324K it added in Q1, and cracked $57 average revenue per user for postpaid customers, its churn rate also rose from 0.83 Adjusted earnings per share, excluding DIRECTV, rose from $0.51 in Q1 to $0.54 percent to 0.87

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 7, 2025

GPS helps to power our public safety networks, secure our energy grid, synchronize financial transactions, and not to mention give us directions on our phones.   It would also be accessible in devices that consumers use daily like their phones. This Expert Opinion is exclusive to Broadband Breakfast.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 6, 2025

“But, we are releasing, and we did release phones that support millimeter wave bands.” MediaTek claims it ships over two billion Wi-Fi devices annually and maintains a leadership position in the Indian broadband market, according to the report. GHz and 37.5–40 40 GHz spectrum bands.

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