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Reps McEwen and Johnson oppose HF47: a bill that relaxes recent legislation on certification for telecommunications installers

Blandin on Broadband

Pete Johnson on HF47: Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified Before last year, the broadband industry was an outlier in the utilities world, with almost no worker-training requirements. McEwen and Rep. Still in implementation, it already is making Minnesotans safer.

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

Broadband Breakfast

The decrepit rural telecommunications infrastructure needs to be fully replaced, not patched. 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. 

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

Broadband Breakfast

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

  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.  

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MN House Ag, Finance and Policy Committee moved onto the general register: HF47: certification of broadband installers modified

Blandin on Broadband

The MN House Ag, Finance and Policy committee heard about HF47 : Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Live Video Bills Added HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Our program is open to all.

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GTC and EXIM Bank deal will boost tower rollout in Cambodia

Developing Telecoms

Global Tower Corporation Pty Ltd (GTC), described as an independent player licensed for the construction and provision of telecommunication tower and related infrastructure services in the Kingdom of Cambodia, has secured US$19.97

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MN HF47 moves forward: Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified

Blandin on Broadband

Today the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy heard more about: HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. The added cost of these provisions, might cause us to look outside of Minnesota for work. It has been pioneering.