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MN Conference Committee meet on omnibus agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill

Blandin on Broadband

MN Conference Committee met on Friday (May 9, 2025) to move forward toward reconciliation of the omnibus agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. But this one is lopsided in the policy differences, which was made clear when nonpartisan staff did a walkthrough of House- and Senate-only provisions at their first meeting.

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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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EVENT Mar 5: MN House Ag Finance & Policy on HF47 certification for broadband installers

Blandin on Broadband

Agriculture Finance and Policy Chair: Rep. Live Video Bills Added HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. Happening tomorrow (Mar 5) online and in person… Wednesday, March 5, 2025 , 1:00 PM Time Note: The committee will reconvene at 6:30 p.m.

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MN House Agriculture and broadband finance and bills bill is held over

Blandin on Broadband

Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated. Bill was held over.

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Telekom Malaysia fails to secure stake in national 5G company DNB

Total Telecom

The decision will leave the four participating telcos with 16.28% stakes in the business, for a collective stake of 65.12%, as per a contingency plan devised by the Ministry of Finance. If selected, provisions are in place that would see the winning company divest of any stake in DNB.

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EVENT Feb 20: MN House Committee to hear about Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified

Blandin on Broadband

Happening tomorrow morning and both topics may be of interest… Thursday, February 20, 2025 , 8:15 AM Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Chair: Rep. 47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified II. Dave Baker Location: Capitol G3 Agenda: H.F.

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MN House Ag Bill proposes $17 million – $2 million for broadband development

Blandin on Broadband

The MN House reports The chair of the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee unveiled a committee budget bill Monday that he said supports all kinds of agriculture here in Minnesota. All sizes of farmers, large and small, organic and conventional. It supports urban farming, it supports rural farming, said Rep.