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Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

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Topic #2: Regulatory Relief The regulatory burden imposed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the BEAD program will unnecessarily delay construction, increase costs and diminish competition among ISPs for the funding.  water, sewer, electrical), communication (e.g.,

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FCC Declines Requests to Alter Rural Broadband Subsidy

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission declined on Friday to change the way it was structuring broadband subsidies, turning back an effort from rural broadband providers.

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Chris Scharrer: Why Would SpaceX Need $20B from BEAD?

Broadband Breakfast

  Also, for an ISP to get BEAD funding, they have to cough up 30% to 50% in matching funds based on their total construction costs of building new fiber infrastructure.   There is no provision in BEAD for ISPs to get reimbursed for existing infrastructure, which should apply to Starlink as well.     The U.S.

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VMware Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in VCF 9: A New Era of Private Cloud Networking

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This user agility is balanced with centralized IT governance, where Enterprise Admins manage the overall environment from a single pane of glass, set security guardrails , and then delegate network creation to users, streamlining the entire application provisioning process. This offers direct connectivity without NAT.

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Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation

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Key Highlights: Advanced memory tiering technology reducing infrastructure costs by 35-40% Confidential Compute with end-to-end data encryption vSAN ESA global deduplication across entire clusters Native snapshot management and replication capabilities Per-VM snapshot retention and disaster recovery options Introduction of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) (..)

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Four Steps to Achieve Cyber Resilience for Utilities 

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Step 1: Fuse cybersecurity into the network Simplify security operations and reduce costs by building security constructs within networking equipment instead of multiplying point products. Not all devices within a substation or a renewable production site need to communicate with one another.

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Senate Bill Requiring NTIA to Overhaul Federal Broadband Efforts Is Back

Broadband Breakfast

The Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act seeks to reduce overlap between the more than 100 federal broadband programs currently administered by 15 different agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Treasury.