Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2025 – When federal rules to lower jail phone rates take effect next month, Baxter County, Arkansas, won’t be offering cheaper calls to inmates — they won’t be offering phone service at all. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery announced that the county’s 100-person jail will eliminate phone service entirely on March 30 — just days before the Federal Communications Commission’s new rate caps go into effect for jails with fewe

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Telecom Talk

MARCH 8, 2025

Discover how 5G is revolutionising India, from its launch in 2022 to nationwide expansion by 2025. Learn about 5G benefits, use cases in education, healthcare, agriculture, and job creation, and how it aligns with the Digital India vision.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 8, 2025

The Ely Echo reports Paul Peltier, Executive Director of RAMS (Range Association of Municipalities and Schools), attended Fall Lakes township meeting to inform the board about what has been discussed at RAMS meetings. Gruba has been attending RAMS meetings. Peltier gave a history of RAMS which was formed in 1939. The organization serves 27 townships, 27 cities and 15 school districts all in the Taconite Assistance Area.

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Telecom Talk

MARCH 8, 2025

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator is offering customers accidental insurance with three of its prepaid plans.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 8, 2025

KTTC reports After receiving millions of dollars in grants, a broadband provider has big plans for Fillmore County. MiBroadband out of Harmony is working on four projects to bring fiber broadband to hundreds of locations, with the work being done around Fountain and Preston. Three of the four projects received around $5 million in grants from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, the fourth is being funded independently by MiBroadband.

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