Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 3, 2025

From June to December of 2024, 5,770 incidents of theft/vandalism of network infrastructure were reported across the country, according to one study by NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. The internet provider has set up a tip line at 833-404-8477. The FBI remains in contact with local law enforcement.

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VoIP MS

JUNE 12, 2025

In today’s digital age, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone is a smart choice for Canadians seeking flexibility, affordability, and advanced communication features. VoIP isn’t just a way to make calls over the internet. Curious how VoIP can benefit you? What Is VoIP Phone Canada?

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

They started with HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified, which was laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus.

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VoIP MS

JUNE 24, 2025

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, for instance, advises users to register their residential, wireless, fax, or VoIP number on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL). Spam calls often target VoIP numbers because they are easier and cheaper to reach over the internet. What are spam calls?

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Canadian regulator CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has decided to extend the fiber networks of large ISPs (Internet

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 12, 2024

12, 2024 – The communications arm of an Arkansas electric cooperative is offering thousands of its Internet customers free broadband and streaming services for a month as compensation for the loss of linear video service caused by a recent "cyber incident." WASHINGTON, Oct. " OzarksGo in Fayetteville, Ark., said the Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

NCTA, The Internet and Television Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday regarding the planned merger between the satellite operators. NCTA also asserted the importance of the C-Band in critical areas such as telephone and internet services for remote areas. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

is a small, family-owned telecommunications company that provide residential, small business and enterprise consumers with fiber-optic Internet, telephone and television services across 14 rural Vermont villages. VTel, based in Springfield, Vt.,

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US Telecom

JANUARY 2, 2025

Todays ruling confirming that broadband internet access is an information service is not only the proper reading of the statute but a victory for American consumers that will lead to more investment, innovation, and competition in the dynamic digital marketplace.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Consolidated Telephone Company is a technology adviser and a full-service telecommunications company. Since 1952, the company has grown from a telephone company to one which offers high-speed internet, digital television and information technology services to businesses and individuals in Minnesota.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Brief of Tech Freedom and Others The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a deregulatory statute. It seeks “to preserve the vibrant and competitive free market … for the Internet … unfettered by Federal or State regulation.” Chamber of Commerce , and the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 26, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2024 – As the federal government prepares to release billions of dollars to fund rural broadband projects, major Internet Service Providers want federal regulators to expand access to utility poles – a critical factor in the timely deployment of new broadband networks.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

17, 2024 - A major association of television and radio broadcasters is concerned about a proposed merger between two large satellite service providers. SES cited internet-based streaming as an alternative that has rapidly proliferated. Telecommunications Service Sector. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2024

  NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, has actively fought the FTC’s proposal, claiming that it could harm consumers by allowing them to cancel services that were part of the bundled billing package and inadvertently increase their monthly bill by eliminating the discount.  

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

GFiber started in 2010 as a Google-driven experiment to catalyze the gigabit internet ecosystem, and has since pioneered the gigabit and multigig internet future. Their network provides blazingly fast Internet speeds, phone, and television services. The Fiber Broadband Association is the voice of fiber.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

If you take out the work primarily, it would only cover telephone or television based services. (To from wireless industry (CTIA): We are concerned about tax exemption for telecom/television services that are de facto broadband. Q: why use the word primarily? To answer question above.) They are waiting on legislation. Next bill: S.F.

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions – Dictates the contributions that carriers must make to the USF, which supports telecommunications services in underserved and rural areas. Net neutrality – Subscribers take it for granted that all internet traffic is treated equally without discrimination or preferential treatment.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Rankin, an Adjunct Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute: Robust, resilient, and high-capacity internet service is critical to America’s economic prosperity and success. The American approach stands in contrast to the approach taken by rival China, where permissionless innovation in internet services is seen as a threat.

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NTIA

APRIL 29, 2025

Department of Commerces National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Prior to NTIA, Donilon was Vice President of Government Relations for NCTA The Internet & Television Association.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

If animal species were going extinct as quickly as competition from Canadian independent internet providers, the government would have declared a national emergency long ago. In recent years, small business internet service providers have either been swallowed by larger competitors or shut down altogether. CNOC itself is shrinking.

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Telefrieden

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Network neutrality regulation will not create a suffocating Internet rate regulation regime. The Democratic majority has clearly exempted broadband internet access from Title II common rate regulation. Sometimes the statute does not even provide a definition, such as “advanced telecommunications capability.”

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VoIP MS

MAY 8, 2024

If you are still getting familiar with the term, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) uses the Internet for call forwarding, video calls, and messaging across multiple devices. VoIP providers offer these numbers with the flexibility and features of internet-based telephony, integrating seamlessly with business communication systems.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

c) “Broadband infrastructure” means networks of deployed deleted text begin telecommunications deleted text end equipment and technologies necessary to provide deleted text begin high-speed Internet access and other advanced telecommunications services for deleted text end new text begin broadband to new text end end users. (d)

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 24, 2025

MN S 1063 2024 Sales and Use Taxation Status: Failed – Adjourned – Senate Taxes Committee Date of Last Action: 1/31/2023 Author: Westrom (R) Topics: Funding and Taxes, Infrastructure Summary: Relates to taxation, relates to sales and use, provides an exemption for fiber and conduit used in broadband and internet access services, appropriates (..)

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AWS Telecommunications

JANUARY 29, 2025

DISH Technologies, commonly known as DISH Tech, is a leading provider of satellite television and broadband services and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar. Since its founding in 1980, DISH has continually innovated in the delivery of digital entertainment and information services.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 31, 2025

Education: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of internet connectivity for remote learning. Civic Engagement: The internet enables citizens to stay informed about public services, participate in community events, and engage in the democratic process. These thefts cost the company $500,000 just this year.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 22, 2024

Government’s support, and give our [Inter-American Telecommunication Commission] neighbors a clear and accurate view of the state of U.S. consideration of the 7/8 GHz band,” wrote NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, the industry’s main lobbying group.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, which represents the cable industry, was quick to fire back.

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Airtel

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications provider, has partnered with Apple to bring the captivating world of Apple TV+ directly to your Airtel subscription. The Morning Show: A behind-the-scenes look at the high-stakes world of morning television, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the agency tasked with managing federal spectrum, already released one report in partnership with the Defense Department saying sharing could work in the 37 GigaHertz band. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Trump administration’s focus will be “doubling down on taxes, tariffs, immigration, national security, deregulation and cost effectiveness,” said Andrew Lipman , a partner at Morgan Lewis specializing in telecommunications and media, during a webinar Wednesday.

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IEEE ComSoc

MAY 16, 2025

Cable internet service, once a reliable engine of high-octane growth that added millions of subscribers a year, is now a grind for the industrys two heavyweights, Charter andComcast. ” Cox is a major player in the internet and pay-TV business, but is still dwarfed by Charter and Comcast. Comprised of $21.9

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

b) “Broadband” or “broadband service” means any a service providing advanced telecommunications capability and that offers to a person or company high-speed Internet access with transmission speeds that, at a minimum, meet the Federal Communications Commission definition for broadband. (c) 03 , subdivision 3.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 15, 2025

With several high-profile telecommunications mergers in the pipeline , this stance could dramatically reshape the M&A playing field. Before that, he served as an editor-in-chief for the  Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review , worked for PBS, and spent time at several professional and college radio and television stations.

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