Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 10, 2025

” Lovelace’s departure came after he failed to convince the state’s legislature to approve a $70 million plan to connect its residents to the internet via Starlink. On Friday, Howard Lutnick announced sweeping changes to the BEAD program, requiring states to resubmit their funding applications within 90 days. 

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 16, 2025

This collaboration will center on constructing solar-powered mobile base stations in rural regions, expanding connectivity for millions who remain underserved. Over a six-year span, Vodacom and Orange seek to construct up to 2,000 new base stations, drawing on 2G and 4G technology. of the population currently enjoys mobile internet.

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TDS Connect

APRIL 8, 2025

TDS is honored to be named Best Internet Provider and Best Telecommunications Firm in the North Idaho Business Journals annual competition! TDS has served North Idaho since 2019, when it began construction on a high-speed, all-fiber internet network connecting homes and businesses in Coeur dAlene, Post Falls, Hayden, and Rathdrum.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Erie County, New York’s  ErieNet  broadband initiative is poised to begin construction in Buffalo, NY, after the Buffalo Common Council recently passed a resolution approving the Telecommunications License Agreement with ErieNet LDC. “This includes telecom carriers, broadband providers, and Internet providers.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 5, 2024

Panelists Chris Bailey , Director of Sales, Wesco Allen Meyer , VP of Strategy, Corridor Network Construction Inc. Allen Meyer is Vice President of Strategy at Corridor Network Construction Inc. The discussion will take place at Broadband Breakfast's regular 12 Noon ET time, which is 10 a.m.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 10, 2024

10, 2024 - A regional internet service provider said it has become the first company to demonstrate ultra-high-speed fiber internet to a tribal community. Construction is expected to be completed in 2026. . "Centranet WASHINGTON, Oct. under its Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

Glenn Youngkin announced more than $41 million in grants for 10 broadband construction projects across 20 communities in the state on July 24. The money comes from the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative, which seeks to provide high-speed internet access to unserved addresses. August 9, 2024 – Virginia Gov.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 25, 2024

25, 2024 – GoNetspeed, an Internet Service Provider serving New England locations, says pole attachment regulations in Massachusetts are broken. WASHINGTON, Oct. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities declined to comment on GoNetspeed’s concerns over pole attachment regulations in the state.

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All West Telecommunications

JUNE 11, 2024

All West Communications Brings Better Internet to 30,000 Homes Kamas, Utah | June 11, 2024 – All West Communications is proud to announce 30,000 homes on the Wasatch Front are now connected to 8 Gig fiber internet speeds as a result of their fiber optic expansion project.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 19, 2024

West Central Tribune reports … A new utility services company specializing in underground fiber construction, MC Fiber launched in late September, according to a news release from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Vibrant Broadband in Litchfield. The cooperative has been serving the area as a co-op for almost 90 years, starting in 1935.

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TDS Connect

DECEMBER 3, 2024

TDS Telecommunications has taken home internet in Dane County to the next level, introducing blazing-fast speeds of up to 8 gigabytes per second. This new service, now the fastest home internet option in the area , was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Stoughton, marking a major milestone for both TDS and the community.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The construction project has been fueled by grants first from the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Community, and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development before getting a significant infusion from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

has reintroduced a bill directing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop a national broadband strategy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2025 – Sen. Roger Wicker , R-Miss., The bill also includes a provision that specifies the scope of its impact on broadband regulation.

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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 16, 2025

Leech Lake News reports … The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is launching a transformative broadband infrastructure project to bring fast, reliable internet access to our communities. The network will include fiber routes and strategically placed wireless towers capable of delivering 5G fixed wireless internet. Backed by an $18.7

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 – Minnesota is set to receive an historic $652 million for broadband expansion, but key requirements of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program could keep many in-state internet service providers from participating. WASHINGTON, Dec.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Project Gigabit is the government-funded programme targeting areas that would be too expensive to be connected to gigabit broadband through commercial rollout because of their remote location.   Residents and business owners in the region, many who struggle to carry out basic online tasks due to outdated broadband infrastructure, will receive major (..)

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications  (PST), a subsidiary of  Plumas-Sierras Rural Electric Cooperative  (PSREC) has been a major early winner in ongoing California FFA awards. Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications first began offering C-Band satellite TV service to rural customers in underserved communities in 1987.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

” The low-cost broadband service option requires providers receiving BEAD funds to offer a discounted internet plan to low-income households for at least 10 years. billion BEAD allocation was delayed by excessive federal review from the agency overseeing BEAD, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

GFiber started in 2010 as a Google-driven experiment to catalyze the gigabit internet ecosystem, and has since pioneered the gigabit and multigig internet future. Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services. What, if anything, have states been doing to prioritize open access fiber?

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EldoTelecom

AUGUST 29, 2024

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said, “If we're going to connect every American, including the tens of millions of Americans who now don't have the internet, we're going to have to lay fiber all across this country.”

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Meanwhile, the neighboring city of Rexburg used ARPA funding to construct a 20-mile open-access fiber backbone to connect municipal facilities, with plans for residents and businesses to benefit from the new infrastructure by November 2023. UTOPIA Fiber, the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency, stands out for its growth.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is expected to soon begin distributing $1.25 2 This instruction makes clear that NTIA will consider the race of the Program’s beneficiaries when issuing grant awards, in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 19, 2024

Working on 40/200 gigahertz Optical Channels Paul Bunyan Communications Constructed nothing but fiber since 2004 Do people really need multi-Gig? We’re hoping CTC construction will help us keep to budget. We have households that would still need to go to McDonalds for internet access. They pre-wire at home while building.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved and recommended for award the Digital Equity Capacity Grant application from Minnesota , allowing the state to access more than $12 million to implement its Digital Opportunity Plan. This federal funding comes from the $1.44

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All West Telecommunications

JUNE 19, 2023

Engineering work is already underway with construction beginning this summer. All West’s fiber internet offerings will include symmetrical speed tiers up to 8 Gig for residential and 10 Gig for businesses. Construction began in June 2023 and will take several years to complete.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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All West Telecommunications

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

All West Communication’s fiber internet enables symmetrical speeds that are essential for today’s applications. All West also participates in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), an FCC program that reduces the monthly cost of internet service for qualified households. Construction started in November 2023.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

844, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying provisions governing broadband workforce plan data; modifying investigative authority; modifying provisions governing underground telecommunications infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.395, 395, subdivision 9; 216B.17, 17, subdivision 9; 326B.198,

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

As federal broadband funding sources face  continued uncertainty , California’s massive last-mile grant program continues to plow ahead, looking increasingly like a vital lifeline for communities hoping to ensure that every individual has access to robust, reliable, and affordable Internet access.

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EldoTelecom

APRIL 1, 2024

The consortium will finance fiber construction and operations with cash contributions and long term bonds backed by the consortium members along with participation private equity firms. Doing so is consistent with the public policy intent of 1996 Telecommunications Act to timely bring advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans.”

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As a reminder, any Internet Service Provider (ISP) potentially interested in participating in any of the anticipated 3 rounds of BEAD (exact dates to be determined for rounds 11a-c) must complete the BEAD Pre-Qualification Process. Registration information and guides on using the portal are available on the OBD BEAD webpage.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 30, 2024

“These funds will enable us to provide high-speed internet to residents who have been without this essential service for far too long, which will have a profound and lasting impact on our community's future." million hybrid last and middle mile network to connect 451 currently unserved addresses.

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EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg – the brand name for AT&T’s joint venture with BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Fund to build open access fiber delivery advanced telecommunications infrastructure -- boasted other open access networks would be unable to scale up like Gigapower. That limits the scale and pace at which they can expand.

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EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And supporting its construction and operation by making low interest long term loans available as well as technical assistance grants to help them organize? The information technology companies mentioned in this article all pay income taxes that could help fund this. Follow on Twitter @eldotelecom

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 24, 2025

MN S 1063 2024 Sales and Use Taxation Status: Failed – Adjourned – Senate Taxes Committee Date of Last Action: 1/31/2023 Author: Westrom (R) Topics: Funding and Taxes, Infrastructure Summary: Relates to taxation, relates to sales and use, provides an exemption for fiber and conduit used in broadband and internet access services, appropriates (..)

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EldoTelecom

MAY 16, 2024

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE As the United States is poised to begin subsidizing the capital cost of building last mile or distribution advanced telecommunications infrastructure targeting rural areas, it won’t be enough warns a utility cooperative executive and industry association leader. This week, California deferred $1.5

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Tridon

MARCH 28, 2025

Unlike public networks provided by telecommunications companies, private LTE networks operate independently and are customized to meet the unique requirements of the business they serve. Expert Implementation : From private LTE networks to two-way radios and satellite internet, we bring expertise to every installation.

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