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Women’s History Month: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

Jeannette and her husband Mike purchased Albion Telephone Company (now ATC Communications; Albion, Idaho) in 1929. Her exceptional work ethic and dedication to her community laid the foundation for the values that continue to guide ATC today. A great place to start is with Jeannette Breslin. She was resilient as well.

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Anchorage Update: Lessons from the Frontier State

Broadband Breakfast

JULY 25, 2025

This, along with the significant fiber investments from companies and dedicated fiber providers such as MTA, CGI, Alaska Communications, and others complete the picture in terms of how Alaskans will get connected. Adding NTIA’s BEAD funding to the mix rounds out federal broadband funding sources in Alaska.

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Paul Bunyan Communications is expanding the GigaZone to Coleraine and Bovey (Itasca County)

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 1, 2025

Paul Bunyan Communications reports… Paul Bunyan Communications is excited to announce more expansion plans for this year! City of Bovey Includes over 350 locations and construction is anticipated to start in late summer/early fall City of Coleraine Includes over 480 locations and construction will start in mid-May.

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

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 23, 2025

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. It’s what we did with Rural Electrification Administration for electricity, then again for telephone. The Starlink network is existing.

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Lutnick’s right. Americans aren’t getting the benefit of the bargain -- of universal service.

EldoTelecom

JUNE 11, 2025

The Biden administration, in keeping with the infrastructure construction and modernization intent of the IIJA, administered BEAD with an infrastructure focus and specifically fiber to the premises (FTTP) and middle mile advanced telecommunications infrastructure.

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Paul Bunyan Communications Aitkin County Broadband Expansion Update

Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Expansion news from Paul Bunyan Communications… Paul Bunyan Communications is making good progress on its broadband expansion in Aitkin County. Construction is almost done in the areas of Kimberly, Spencer, Jevne, Flemming, and Morrison Townships east of the city of Aitkin and west of the city of McGregor.

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Paul Bunyan Communications St. Louis County Broadband Expansion Update

Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

An update from Paul Bunyan Communications. Paul Bunyan Communications is making good progress on its broadband expansion in St. Construction is done in the Forbes Area SW of Eveleth and the city of Buhl. The cooperative will return to bring the network up to locations with no construction fee when feasible. Louis County.

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Consumer Groups Support EchoStar’s 5G Construction Extension

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

OTI and Public Knowledge conveyed their support for EchoStar’s 5G mobile infrastructure buildout extension in a joint letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission Thursday. WASHINGTON, Nov. VTel, based in Springfield, Vt.,

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IRRR announces $383,000 broadband grant for Paul Bunyan Communications (St Louis County)

Blandin on Broadband

MAY 30, 2025

Iron Range Resources reports on a new broadband grant for future deployment in St Louis County… Broadband Infrastructure Grant: $383,000 Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative Grant Amount: $383,000 to construct fiber optics to serve 35 unserved households in unorganized township T62N-R21W in rural Saint Louis County.

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Broadband Breakfast on August 7, 2024 - Live from Mountain Connect 2024

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 5, 2024

Panelists Chris Bailey , Director of Sales, Wesco Allen Meyer , VP of Strategy, Corridor Network Construction Inc. Chris has been involved in numerous deployments with telephone companies, cooperatives, municipalities, and other entities, launching fiber broadband networks. Chris currently is the Director of Broadband Sales for Wesco.

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More info on Buckman Township MN Broadband grant project (Morrison County)

Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Benton Cooperative Telephone Company, the local internet service provider also known as Benton Communications, will fund the remaining 65% of the project cost, with Buckman Township itself contributing an additional $10,000.

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Minnesota is home to 7 exciting, planned or prospective Native Nation owned broadband networks

Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The partnership calls for CTC Communications to manage the operations of the network for a period of time before handing off management to the Tribe. Network construction began in 2017 with the first subscribers coming online in 2019. Plans for a network began in the mid 2000s and grew and evolved over time.

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Day Wireless Systems Announces Appointment of Lane Falkner as New CEO

Day Wireless Blog

JULY 26, 2024

Milwaukie, OR – Day Wireless Systems, a leading communications and public safety technology integrator in the West, announces the appointment of Lane Falkner as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 18, 2024. We are all looking forward to this change and confident this is the best move for all stakeholders.”

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Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism

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. The bad actors then sell this metal and other stolen communications equipment. public utilities, transportation, etc.)

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Coon Valley Delivers High Speed Access to Rural Customers

USTELECOM

AUGUST 26, 2024

That’s exactly what Coon Valley Farmer’s Telephone Co., Founded in 1907, Coon Valley’s history speaks to its commitment to providing the latest in communications technology to its customers. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, as construction was stopped by an April snowstorm!

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CEMEX Doubles Down on Edgility: Extends Contract for Company-Wide Edge Computing Platform

TELCO

APRIL 22, 2024

NYSE: CX), a leading global construction materials company, for Edgility, the company’s virtualized edge management and orchestration platform. About Telco Systems Telco Systems is a leading vendor of innovative communications software products, for the new generation of edge computing and enterprise networks.

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How To: Upgrade & Save Money on IP Paging in Educational Environments

VoIP Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Department of Education – Response Program Grants Emergency Preparedness Grants for Nonprofits List of Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Emergency Communications Regarding device options, VoIP Supply has multiple options from top brands in the industry to choose from. See below for just some of these options.

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Showcasing the Endless Opportunities Through Connectivity

Rural Broadband Association

JULY 2, 2024

Green Hills Telephone Corporation (Breckenridge, Mo.) Kingdom Telephone Company (Auxvasse, Mo.) Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company (Green City, Mo). Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc. Policymakers, industry partners and community stakeholders gathered at GRM Networks’ (Princeton, Mo.) Steelville, Mo.)

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF844 getting more data on broadband deployment from providers

Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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Day Wireless Systems Announces Appointment of Lane Falkner as New CEO

Day Wireless Blog

JULY 26, 2024

Milwaukie, OR – Day Wireless Systems, a leading communications and public safety technology integrator in the West, announces the appointment of Lane Falkner as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 18, 2024. We are all looking forward to this change and confident this is the best move for all stakeholders.

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California's Broadband Program Awards Funds to Tribes and Public Entities

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Universal It will also ensure that essential government services aren’t disrupted by prolonged and frequent outages, and that critical emergency management and first response communications can be relied on in moments of need. According to the announcement, the Tribe has elected to work with Ponderosa Telephone Company on the project.

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Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A franchise fee that is inconsistent with the express terms of title VI of the Communications Act, United States Code, title 47, section 521, et seq., c) “Local unit of government” has the meaning given in section 116G.03 03 , subdivision 3. (d) is prohibited. new text end Sec. Use requirements. Use requirements. Use requirements.

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REV Sponsors School Supplies Drive for Louisiana Students

US Telecom

AUGUST 26, 2024

Counting every box of crayons, markers and sleeve of construction paper can be a bit time-consuming, but it’s a task that the crew does not take lightly as it needs to be tallied correctly to help children all around the parish. Contributions are collected, counted, and divided as equally between the primary and secondary schools in the area.

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Solving the Universal Service Challenge

Rural Broadband Association

JULY 18, 2024

It was a great chance to speak before representatives from various media outlets, communications industry executives and a few NTCA members in town for the Women in Telecom Fly-In about NTCA and to highlight some of our important advocacy goals for this year and beyond. And hopefully it’ll be a constructive outcome.

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USDA to Open Applications for $26 Million Community Connect Program

Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 9, 2025

Recipients of the Community Connect program can use the funds for constructing or leasing broadband infrastructure, delivering free Internet service to public institutions for two years, or creating community centers with public Internet access. Applications open on Feb. 20, with a submission deadline of Apr.

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How U.S. telecom policy derailed in early 1990s in slow motion train wreck

EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It called for the construction of an “advanced National Information Infrastructure (NII),” described as “a seamless web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at users’ fingertips.”

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Details on MN Broadband Grant Awards Round 10 (Oct 2024)

Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 9, 2024

County: Morrison Representative Isaac Schultz, Senator Nathan Wesenberg Benton Cooperative Telephone Company Buckman Township Grant: $1,248,430 Local Match: $2,318,518 Total Budget: $3,566,948 The Benton Cooperative Telephone Company project will provide high-speed Broadband services to Buckman Township in Morrison County.

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Minnesota County Closes in on 100% Gigabit Fiber Coverage

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Instead it long-ago established a partnership with Metronet (formerly Jaguar Communications), to provide gigabit fiber service to businesses and local residential households. That expansion project consists of two aspects: the first being the construction of roughly 80 miles of rural fiber to over 440 locations. million for a $10.5

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Advocates For Net Neutrality Appeal 6th Circuit Court Decision That FCC Won't

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A three-judge panel found last month that the Federal Communications Commission could not classify ISPs as Title II common carriers under the Telecommunications Act, ruling that the “best reading” of the statute required broadband be defined as a less-regulated information service. WASHINGTON, Feb.

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U.S. federal appeals court says FCC’s net neutrality/open internet rules are “unlawful”

IEEE ComSoc

JANUARY 2, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s ( FCCs ) hard-fought and long-debated net neutrality/open internet rules. That important distinction means the FCC lacks the authority to impose the current set of rules, the court’s three-judge panel found. .

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Chicago Quantum Corridor Nourishes Neighborhood Transformation in AI World

Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 2, 2025

The Quantum Park is slated for construction in 2025 and 2026, along with recruitment of other businesses. Steel South Works site has attracted plans for $300 million for construction of a new 52 bed hospital by Advocate Healthcare, a well-established hospital and clinic network. The overall 567-acre former U.S.

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MN Senate introduces SF2045: establishing Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions for broadband services and infrastructure

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

(b) “Broadband” or “broadband service” means any a service providing advanced telecommunications capability and that offers to a person or company high-speed Internet access with transmission speeds that, at a minimum, meet the Federal Communications Commission definition for broadband. (c) 03 , subdivision 3. (d)

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Telecommunications Trends

Women’s History Month: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Anchorage Update: Lessons from the Frontier State

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Paul Bunyan Communications is expanding the GigaZone to Coleraine and Bovey (Itasca County)

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

Lutnick’s right. Americans aren’t getting the benefit of the bargain -- of universal service.

Paul Bunyan Communications Aitkin County Broadband Expansion Update

Paul Bunyan Communications St. Louis County Broadband Expansion Update

Consumer Groups Support EchoStar’s 5G Construction Extension

IRRR announces $383,000 broadband grant for Paul Bunyan Communications (St Louis County)

Broadband Breakfast on August 7, 2024 - Live from Mountain Connect 2024

More info on Buckman Township MN Broadband grant project (Morrison County)

Minnesota is home to 7 exciting, planned or prospective Native Nation owned broadband networks

Day Wireless Systems Announces Appointment of Lane Falkner as New CEO

Protecting The Nation's Critical Communications Infrastructure From Theft and Vandalism

Coon Valley Delivers High Speed Access to Rural Customers

CEMEX Doubles Down on Edgility: Extends Contract for Company-Wide Edge Computing Platform

How To: Upgrade & Save Money on IP Paging in Educational Environments

Showcasing the Endless Opportunities Through Connectivity

Bill introduced in MN House: HF844 getting more data on broadband deployment from providers

Day Wireless Systems Announces Appointment of Lane Falkner as New CEO

California's Broadband Program Awards Funds to Tribes and Public Entities

Bill introduced in MN House: HF974 related to definition of provider and role of franchise and permitting and more

REV Sponsors School Supplies Drive for Louisiana Students

Solving the Universal Service Challenge

USDA to Open Applications for $26 Million Community Connect Program

How U.S. telecom policy derailed in early 1990s in slow motion train wreck

Details on MN Broadband Grant Awards Round 10 (Oct 2024)

Minnesota County Closes in on 100% Gigabit Fiber Coverage

Advocates For Net Neutrality Appeal 6th Circuit Court Decision That FCC Won't

U.S. federal appeals court says FCC’s net neutrality/open internet rules are “unlawful”

Chicago Quantum Corridor Nourishes Neighborhood Transformation in AI World

MN Senate introduces SF2045: establishing Equal Access to Broadband Act; modifying provisions for broadband services and infrastructure

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