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An Interview With Former BEAD Director Evan Feinman

Broadband Breakfast

What was missing, those executives told them, was broadband internet access. The Tobacco Commission paid for 3,000 miles of rural broadband. Ralph Northam would call on Feinman for another job, as the commonwealth’s chief broadband adviser. Commission members and their local partners wanted to know why, Feinman said.

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FirstNet is Making a Difference in Oklahoma

AT&T Connects

The law allocated 20 megahertz of spectrum and $7 billion to establish a broadband network dedicated to the nations first responders. In 2012, the FirstNet Authority was created as part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.

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The White House smooths the path for data centers

Blandin on Broadband

4370m-2(b)(2)(A)(iii) and section 41003 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94, 129 Stat. General Provisions. (a) 1312, 1747) (FAST-41). b) The Secretary of Defense shall, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.

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National Conference of State Legislatures’ Broadband Policy Toolkit

Blandin on Broadband

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.

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Connected Britain 2024: which tracks are right for me? 

Total Telecom

The potential is huge, so how can the UK capitalise on these exciting opportunities? Gigabit Britain: Taking strategic look at the commercial and regulatory context for the deployment of next-generation communications infrastructure in the UK.

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Senate Parliamentarian Rules in Favor of AI Moratorium

Broadband Breakfast

The ruling, announced Saturday , affirmed that the 10 year moratorium met Senate budgetary rules, including the Byrd Rule, which stipulates that only fiscally related provisions can be included in reconciliation packages. With the parliamentarian’s ruling, the provision now needs a simple majority to pass. Ron Johnson , R-Wis.,

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Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024: 'All-in' on Open Access

Broadband Breakfast

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.