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Vermont Looks To Bring Oasis of Fiber-Connected Telehealth Hubs to ‘Healthcare Deserts’

Broadband Breakfast

Many rural healthcare facilities are struggling to keep their doors open. Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view. 

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Why Airtel’s Spam-Blocking Proposal Could Do for Indian Telecom What UPI Did for Payments

Telecom Talk

The company has reached out to rivals Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, and formally presented the plan to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). We believe this will provide our customers total peace of mind while browsing the internet without the worry of getting scammed.

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State of broadband advocacy targets

Mark Goldberg

Digital technologies are expanding in scope, scale and influence.

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Pew: Incomplete Federal Data Threatens Effectiveness of Broadband Deployment Programs

Broadband Breakfast

Census Bureau, with information provided by the Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.    Study identifies four major issues pertaining to broadband data collection First, limitations in geographic and household data.

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Mobile AI takes centre stage at MWC 2025 as an industry-wide consensus  

Total Telecom

Contributed Article As 5G Advanced (5G-A) and AI continue to evolve, two industry players, Global Telecommunications Industry (GTI) and the GSMA, are taking big steps to advance their integration and commercialisation. And, as the technology continues to grow, the strength of these collaborations will become increasingly important.

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Mahesh Krishnaswamy: The Future of BEAD: Unlocking Reach & Resilience with High Capacity Wireless

Broadband Breakfast

It powers everything from education and finance to healthcare and emergency response, not to mention our increasing conversations with AI agents recently. The United States is on a mission to extend high-speed internet to every corner of the country. Connectivity is the backbone of our society. The field is open.

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NCTA: Vandalism of Communications Infrastructure on the Rise

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2025 – A new study shows that telecommunications networks are still vulnerable to theft and vandalism. NCTA - The Internet and Television Association, headquartered here, cited an April 9 update that tracked 5,770 reported incidents of vandalism and theft between June and December in 2024. Louis, Mo.,