Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 – Two tech think tanks want the Supreme Court to block states from regulating retail broadband rates. For almost twenty years, the Federal Communications Commission adhered to Congress’s deregulatory directive, correctly classifying broadband as a Title I service. WASHINGTON, Sept. Signed into law by Gov.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Canadian regulator CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has decided to extend the fiber networks of large ISPs (Internet

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Senate Committee on Taxes heard two bills that talked about tax exemptions for broadband equipment. As of Jan 2025, 395,000 households dont have broadband. This bill would extend tax exemptions for fiber and conduit purchased (or leased) to deploy better broadband. This would encourage continued investment in broadband.

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US Telecom

JANUARY 2, 2025

Todays ruling confirming that broadband internet access is an information service is not only the proper reading of the statute but a victory for American consumers that will lead to more investment, innovation, and competition in the dynamic digital marketplace.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 22, 2024

NCTA cited a study by the Communications Fraud Control Association , which found that global telecom companies lost $3.25 WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2024 – A major cable industry group is warning that a proposed 60-day mobile phone unlocking standard could open the door to billions of dollars in fraud.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Next week, when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) releases its latest decision in this ongoing regulatory battle, more ISPs could be forced out. But Canada’s telecom sector isn’t a free market. Sometimes, telecom giants complain about regulatory burdens.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The agency deactivated its DIRS disaster reporting system, which telecom providers use to provide daily updates on outages and infrastructure damage, for Georgia and South Carolina Monday. Separately, the FCC gave Starlink parent company SpaceX and T-Mobile a temporary waiver to provide direct-to-cell service in areas affected by Helene.

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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. Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services. The promise is greater innovation and competition, and easy entrance into the market for some.

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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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Mark Goldberg

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

” Look at an example of the CRTC’s Review of the Broadband Fund. The CRTC established the CCTS – the Commission for the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services to deal with violations. The post Irregular process from CRTC appeared first on Telecom Trends.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A key part of internet service is Wi-Fi, which provides Americans broadband access in countless locations, including homes, schools, hotels, coffee shops, offices, airports, and airplanes. Consumer electronic devices, such as Smart TVs and tablets, connect to broadband via Wi-Fi and now come with Wi-Fi pre-installed. [18]

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 31, 2025

White Paper Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft & Vandalism Learn More White Paper Provided by NCTA, CTIA, USTelecom, The Rural Broadband Association: The U.S. Increasing vandalism has also impacted the fiber-optic networks that are now common in many broadband and wireless networks.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11, 2025 – The fight over how to allocate spectrum is heating up in Washington, with two of the telecom industry’s most powerful players– 5G carriers and cable companies – accusing each other of being monopolists and robber barons. WASHINGTON, Feb. Cable favors unlicensed or shared spectrum.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 18, 2025

Both companies hold equal shares in the joint venture, blending Vodafone’s mobile services with Ziggo’s broadband and television operations within Dutch borders. The post Liberty Global and Vodafone Eye Major Dutch Telecom Overhaul appeared first on VoIP Review.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 6, 2025

That’s been opposed by the cable industry, which now competes for fixed broadband subscribers with 5G fixed wireless, and the Defense Department, which has seen the prospect as all but a mandate to give up its lower 3 GigaHertz band. CBRS sits in the 3.55-3.7

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 19, 2025

” Despite the new chairman’s opposition to the rules on similar grounds to the broadcasters – Carr wrote in his dissent that the agency “continues to advance the fiction that broadcast radio and broadcast television stations exist in markets unto themselves” – FCC attorneys defended them.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

“Those studies are ongoing, and it would be wise for the administration to continue those studies,” said Michael Calabrese , director of the Wireless Future Project, part of New America’s Open Technology Institute, on a  Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel on Wednesday. from Georgetown University Law Center. 

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The NCTA (The Internet & Television Association), which represents broadband and cable TV companies, has this week announced it is suing to block the ruling, claiming the rule is a regulatory overreach from the FTC. But while this rule change seems like a clear benefit for consumers, not everyone is happy about it.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

election, a Morgan Lewis analyst predicts significant changes ahead for telecom policy, particularly with a Republican-controlled Congress now at the helm. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2024 – As the dust settles from the 2024 U.S.

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IEEE ComSoc

MAY 16, 2025

The new entity will compete with Comcast for industry leadership in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service. Meanwhile, mobile carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile have heightened the threat with home broadband service beamed over the air. Its significant.

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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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