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

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Topic #1: Fiber Priority When we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear. We need networks designed to meet 30+ years of bandwidth growth as illustrated in the timeline below. Commerce Department.

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Advocates: Fine Print in New BEAD Notice Favors Satellite Providers

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One of the clearest examples, they argued, was a provision under revised rules for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program, that gives satellite providers up to 10 years to meet performance benchmarks — more than double the four years allowed for fiber and other technologies to comply.

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States Approach Readiness for the Broadband Rollout, But Federal Nod is Elusive

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The NTIA will have its work cut out for it, expeditiously approving state Final Proposals so that construction can get started, while still meeting any needs arising from policy changes in Washington. States had to draft plan content to satisfy these provisions, and in some cases, they impact subgrantee selection.

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

Broadband Breakfast

  Fiber will never have the maintenance or upgrade costs of a satellite network I know firsthand BEAD can be better, probably much better. And fiber will never have the maintenance or upgrade costs of a satellite network. Their network is up and running, and available now, everywhere in the world.

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

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Key Points: A New Cloud Operating Model: VMware VPC introduces a simplified networking model across VCF including vCenter and VCF Automation that empowers VI admins to move faster. For workloads on private networks, the platform provides the ability to assign external IPs for outside access.

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Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation

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Key Highlights: The rise of private cloud and its cost-efficiency compared to public cloud services Sovereign cloud capabilities and regulatory compliance Innovations in GPU as a service Native support for VMs and Kubernetes in a single platform Advances in storage (vSAN) with enhanced performance and resilience Networking improvements with native (..)

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The White House smooths the path for data centers

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4336 and 4336c) could facilitate the construction of Qualifying Projects. (b) General Provisions. (a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall utilize programmatic consultation to ensure timely and efficient completion of such consultation. (b) b) The Secretary of Defense shall, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.