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Texas launches $3.8bn broadband grant programme

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The initiative aims to extend reliable high-speed internet service to over 245,000 unserved and underserved locations, encompassing homes, businesses, and schools. Source: Noah Wire Services Total Telecom is trialling AI tools for content generation – please flag any errors!

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FBA CEO defends rural fiber subsides at Connected America

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Shes joined by Gary Bolton, the CEO of the FBA, Cameron Kilton, the CTO of Nextlink Internet, Jose Espinel, an SVP at Comcast, and Tom Monahan, a VP at AT&T. Boltons comments came in response to those from Cameron Kilton, Nextlink Internets CTO.

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Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor

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million residents by improving access to social services, internet connectivity, and economic opportunities. The digital infrastructure, including the fibre optic cable running alongside this corridor, is expected to directly benefit over 3.2

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Kenya Launches Fibre Project to Boost Digital Links in Horn of Africa

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The project’s digital infrastructure is expected to significantly improve access to internet connectivity, social services, and economic opportunities for over 3.2 Complementary efforts in infrastructure such as roads, clean water, healthcare, and education aim to boost connectivity and quality of life in border regions.

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Visionary Broadband Expands Service 10,000 Rural Homes

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March 10, 2025 – Visionary Broadband, and Internet Service Provider, said on March 1 that it had extended its high-speed broadband service to more than 10,000 homes across Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Wyoming saw the largest expansion in service, connecting 6,498 homes across 13 communities, according to the company.

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What data is available about broadband access and adoption?

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Additionally, NTIA’s BEAD Five-Year Action Plan guidance requires states to evaluate how program implementation affects economic and workforce development, education, health, civic and social engagement, and access to essential services.

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Telecom Industry Launches Coalition to Push Congress on USF Fix

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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6