Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 17, 2025

could get an additional $175 million in financing under the loan agreement in October 2025. received an unsolicited buyout offer from investment firms DigitalBridge and Crestview – the latter being the cable company’s largest shareholder with a 38 percent stake. That’s down 19,700 year-over-year.

Cable

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 25, 2025

The House Legacy Finance Committee reviewed a proposal geared toward supporting local public, educational, and governmental television channels, while the Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee examined legislation that would give local governments the authority to franchise internet providers.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

Television

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 26, 2025

Minnesota House reports on a bill that would extend crime of damage or theft to telecommunications equipment to broadband and cable services… Nash, Elkins, Scott and Feist introduced: H. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Telecommunication

Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 24, 2025

The program finances infrastructure upgrades, affordable services, and digital inclusion initiatives, targeting high-need areas. At least two certified installers are required for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) of fiber optic cables. Section eight amends the existing statute (116J.397) You can read Minnesota Statute 326B.198

Broadband

EldoTelecom

JULY 25, 2025

The local group had to pay tens of thousands of dollars to put its cables on them. Large investor owned providers enjoy greater economies of scale and ability to spread costs than publicly owned networks serving a single small town such as the case here -- where both public and privately financed fiber desire to capture and keep end users.

Distribution

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Finance

Broadband Breakfast

MAY 5, 2025

The company gained 8,300 subscribers from fiber markets, but lost 5,500 who were subscribed to DSL and cable technologies. “The addresses that we launched this quarter, 14,000, were significantly lower than prior quarters,” TDS CFO and Vice President of Finance Kristina Bothfeld said. TDS, based in Madison, Wis.,

Broadband

Developing Telecoms

JULY 9, 2025

Why asset management is the missing link in carbon reduction Enterprise Ecosystems Alibaba Cloud adds more data centres in SEA to chase AI dollar Data Centres & Networks Super Apps – here to save the day? MORE ARTICLES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

E-Mail

Developing Telecoms

JUNE 18, 2025

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E-Mail

Rural Broadband Association

MAY 22, 2025

Under this arrangement, NTCA members have exclusive access to special financing for devices, an activation credit for new mobile subscribers and marketing support to promote their bundled offering and help drive subscribers. Last year, we collaborated on a special mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) solution exclusively for NTCA members.

Mobile

Developing Telecoms

JULY 25, 2025

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Telecommunication

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

“Where we are right now is [Boerner] has taken industry amendments – specifically cable industry amendments – that make this bill not even a broadband bill, and certainly not an affordability bill,” Englin said. That slower standard fails to even meet the already-flimsy federal FCC definition of “broadband.

Broadband

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

The MN House Ag, Finance and Policy committee heard about HF47 : Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Agriculture Finance and Policy Chair: Rep. In a 7 to 6 vote the bill is assed and moved onto the general register. Paul Anderson Location: Capitol G3 Agenda: Bills may be added.

Finance

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

We help you gain critical insights and make more informed decisions across your business priorities. million units, capturing an 18% market share. million units, capturing an 18% market share. million units, capturing an 18% market share. million units, capturing an 18% market share. d/b/a Informa TechTarget.

Marketing

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Marketing

Light Reading

JULY 28, 2025

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Finance

Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The National Communications Authority of Somalia (NCA) partnered with the International Finance Corporation to prepare new regulations for submarine cable landings aimed at bolstering Somalia’s connectivity sector.

Cable

Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

News The move is the largest direct foreign investment in Ukraine since the war began This week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have confirmed they will jointly invest $435 million into Ukraine’s newest converged telco.

Finance

Total Telecom

JANUARY 6, 2025

The capital, which includes both equity and debt financing, will fuel the company’s next phase of growth as it works to meet the increasing demand for cloud and AI services across the region.

Finance

Total Telecom

OCTOBER 4, 2024

News The Italian government are said to be focusing investment on critical national infrastructure The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Retelit, a subsidiary of the Spanish Asterion Infrastructure Fund, has made €700 offer for Sparkle, Telecom Italia’s subsea cable unit, the company has announced this week Negotiations are ongoing, (..)

Finance

Total Telecom

JANUARY 16, 2025

This was primarily due to lower revenue, higher specific costs and higher net finance expenses, Additionally, Chancellor Rachel Reeves latest budget proved to be an additional hurdle for the operator. Reported profit before tax sits at 1 billion, down 10%.

Finance

Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The deal will be financed through the proceeds from BCE’s sale of its Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment stake, alongside a discounted Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Earlier this year, BCE announced it would cut 4,800 jobs, roughly 9% of the company’s 44,610 workforce, as the company reported “declining legacy phone and news business”.

Marketing

Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This was “primarily due to lower revenue, higher specific costs and higher net finance expenses,” the company explained. The UK incumbent reported a 3% decline in revenue, primarily driven by issues in non-UK operations and a competitive retail environment. Reported profit before tax sits at £1 billion, down 10%.

Retail

Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 telecoms masts being constructed alongside the railway, which will connect London and Birmingham.

Broadband

Total Telecom

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This included mastering key skills such as cabling, pole climbing, and splicing. Opportunities have also been created in areas including IT support, finance, and HR. Among the new recruits is 44-year-old Chris Bedford from Barnsley, who transitioned from a career in cyber security to pursue a fresh challenge.

Broadband

Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

From the manufacturing sector to the finance industry, the use of AI is helping enterprises to leverage more data points than ever before, driving efficiencies through automation and generating novel – and more personalised – services and revenue streams. Digital and intelligent transformation should not be a privilege for the few.

Marketing

Telecom Ramblings

JUNE 12, 2025

One subsea cable, two data center financings/expansions, and a couple of technology partnerships: There will soon be another, more modern link from Europe

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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. “Handset fraud has blossomed into a billion-dollar industry: criminals obtain handsets under a subsidized/financed arrangement in the U.S., WASHINGTON, Oct.

Phone

VoIP Review

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Skills such as cabling, pole climbing, and splicing were part of their education. They also offer apprenticeships in IT support, finance, and HR, broadening opportunities within the organization. These structured programs not only invest in future industry talent but also empower individuals to contribute to Quicklines expansive plans.

Broadband

Telegeography

JUNE 5, 2025

In this episode of the TeleGeography Explains the Internet podcast, FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington joins the show for a deep dive into the evolving world of spectrum allocation, broadband infrastructure, submarine cable policy, and cybersecurity.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2024 – Broadband providers and banking groups are continuing to ask that the Federal Communications Commission ditch the bank rating system it has relied on for its subsidy program’s financing requirements.

Broadband

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association – which represents wireless resellers Comcast and Charter Communications – has pushed for a 180-day unlocking rule, arguing that a shorter timeframe could disrupt current financing models or increase fraud risks.

Phone

PTC

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In addition, quantum cryptography promises near-unbreakable encryption, which is crucial for secure communications in sectors like finance, healthcare, and government. These innovations have the potential to transform various sectors, including healthcare, education, finance, and more, serving global communities without borders.

Telecommunication

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 16, 2025

” Conexon’s Alexis Madison told ILSR that the EREC project will be financed with approximately $21.8 million in grants, including an Escambia County grant of $6.3 million, two Broadband Opportunity Program grants totaling $5.9 million, and a Broadband Infrastructure Program grant of $9.6

Connectivity

Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 2, 2025

They’ll split the revenue so the city can pay debt service on the $48 million bond it issued to finance the project.  The city “didn’t want just a replacement of cable with fiber, to then have monopoly 2.0, The city itself will own the infrastructure, with UTOPIA managing the network. ” Timmerman said.  

Cable

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The cable operator gained 56,600 fiber subscribers. That would come from a mix of “mid-split” upgrades to its cable networks, which allow higher speeds more comparable to fiber, and fiber deployments. WASHINGTON, Feb.

Broadband