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USF Funding Exceeded $8.5 Billion in 2024

Broadband Breakfast

4, 2025 – The budget of an internet subsidy program overseen by the Federal Communications Commission rose by about 5 percent in 2024, reaching more than $8.5 billion mostly used to bolster the finances of rural-based broadband providers. WASHINGTON, Apr.   Aside from funding the $942.9

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ZTE Reports Strong 2024 Growth Driven by AI and 5G-A

VoIP Review

The focus was particularly evident in products such as servers and data center switches, which expanded into sectors including internet, finance, and power. The company initiated over 100 low-altitude sensing and communication pilots across 25 provinces and cities in China.

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Because of Power Availability, Fiber Providers Racing to Connect Remote Data Centers

Broadband Breakfast

Moul , vice president of wholesale for Frontier Communications. The industry faces challenges in financing these massive projects, with panelists describing different approaches to de-risking investments, including government funding, private capital structures, and customer-anchored funding models.

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EVENT May 14-15: AAPB Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day (Washington DC)

Blandin on Broadband

As momentum grows for community-owned broadband networks and cooperatives, this event will provide an essential space to share best practices, discuss financing, shape public policy, and support the development and expansion of public broadband networks to ensure all Americans have access to reliable, high-speed, affordable internet service.

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ISPs, Banks Still Want Looser Financing Rules for FCC Subsidy

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2024 – Internet service providers and banks continued to ask the Federal Communications Commission to loosen restrictions on where its subsidy participants can obtain a letter of credit.

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NCTA Warns 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule Could Fuel Billions in Fraud

Broadband Breakfast

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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Exclusive Series: Big Money Moves Forward with Open Access

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 18, 2024 – A new wave of private capital and joint ventures is beginning to transform the way open access networks are financed and developed. Open access networks allow multiple Internet Service Providers to utilize the same broadband infrastructure, which can foster competition and reduce costs.

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