Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

Jeannette and her husband Mike purchased Albion Telephone Company (now ATC Communications; Albion, Idaho) in 1929. Jumping forward a few years, we have Mildred Foster , the matriarch of Twin Valley Telephone (Miltonvale, Kan.). De Lamb and her husband Bill purchased Dubois Telephone Exchange in 1958, when it only had 140 subscribers.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 15, 2025

As with most other essential services, there are many places in the United States where no purely private business case will support investment in broadband networks. The FCC’s USF Fund was initially designed as a ratepayer cross-subsidy program to ensure all Americans had access to telephone service. in 1960, to 90.5%

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VoIP Review

JUNE 16, 2025

Openreach has issued a strong call to businesses in the UK, urging them to transition swiftly to digital networks as the deadline for the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) switch-off approaches. Free testing is available at Openreach’s labs to ensure compatibility with All IP networks.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

More than two-thirds of UK businesses face an unnecessarily high risk of having their data, including commercially sensitive and personal information, intercepted by hackers because they are not following best practices for securing data on their networks, according to a report from Beaming , an internet service provider for businesses.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 17, 2025

Telecompetitor reports … Which network operators have been cleared to apply for funding in the $42.5 Here’s what they found for Minnesota – Minnesota Ace Telephone Association AMG Technology Investment Group (d.b.a. billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program?

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co., "To my knowledge, the city was not made aware directly by either TDS or Big Bend Telephone Co." Both Poka Lambro and Big Bend Telephone Co.   Similarly, Big Bend Telephone Co.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The map provides a multi-layered look into the near future of community broadband networks. It not only shows where existing community-owned fiber networks are located but also highlights how those networks will expand in the coming years based on formally announced plans and secured funding to complete network builds.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 24, 2025

VoIP numbers are virtual phone numbers that operate over the internet rather than through a traditional landline or cellular network. These numbers look identical to regular phone numbers but are not tied to a physical telephone line or a specific geographic location.

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Ooma

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Public Switched Telephone Network, or PSTN, has been the heart of global telecommunications since its humble beginnings in the late 19th century. Read about how it has evolved from copper wires and analog signals into a complex network, supporting not only voice but a variety of modern data services.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 27, 2025

BT has been trialling the companys bioleaching technology for several years to recover copper and gold from decommissioned telephone exchanges as well as copper from cabling. Not only do we sell a large range of enterprise IT hardware, we also buy used parts and turn them into high quality refurbished IT equipment.

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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 1, 2025

Our cooperative will be expanding its all-fiber optic network the GigaZone, to over 800 more locations in the cities of Coleraine and Bovey. Anyone interested in getting connected to the all-fiber optic broadband network should sign up for service now.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 14, 2025

We look forward to engaging with Chairman  [Carr] on this effort to lift burdens on small, rural providers and give them long-term certainty to invest in their networks.” ACA Connects CEO Grant Spellmeyer also endorsed the initiative, posting on X : “ACAConnects has a list for the FCC!

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

“And, importantly, that these agreements with multiple mobile network operators ensure that this spectrum will be put to work for consumers throughout the country. ” The sale has already been approved by UScellular’s majority shareholder, Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), which owns 82% of the company.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 12, 2025

NTT Communications, a leading Japanese ICT provider and subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), has confirmed a significant data breach affecting 17,891 corporate clients. On February 5, suspicious network activity was identified, prompting an immediate disconnection of the compromised servers.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 12, 2025

Broadband Breakfast reports Industry leaders from AT&T, Lumen, Ziply Fiber and Brightspeed said Thursday that federal and state policies requiring providers to maintain copper telephone networks are diverting capital away from next-generation broadband networks.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Institute for Local Self Reliance has released their new version of our Community Network Map , showing where municipal networks operate across the United States and how they are acting to bring new service, competition, and more affordable connectivity to places around the country. I found 38 communities searching for Minnesota.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 - Federal regulators have approved the sale of two TDS Telecom networks to RiverStreet Management Services. entered into a stock purchase agreement to transfer ownership of Amelia Telephone Corp. and New Castle Telephone Co., and New Castle Telephone Co., TDS, based in Madison, Wis.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 16, 2024

News The agreement will see BSNL take over the management of MTNL, with the former joining the latter as a management agency For many years now, India’s state-owned telecoms firms Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) have been haemorrhaging subscribers, struggling to compete effectively against the country’s two (..)

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TELCO

APRIL 23, 2024

MANSFIELD, MA April 5, 2024– Mountain Telephone, a leading telecommunications provider serving communities in Kentucky for nearly 75 years, announces the deployment of Telco Systems’ multi-100G solution to upgrade its network infrastructure.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 3, 2025

June 3, 2025 – Three Spectrum fiber optic lines were cut in the Kansas City area , in May, according to the Kansas City Star, continuing a trend of network infrastructure vandalism linked to copper wire theft. The price of copper wire has risen 30 percent in the last five years and the theft of this crucial material has run rampant.

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Telefrieden

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Rarely does a week go by without a news report of a wireless network outage. Ironically, the vulnerability of wireless networks exceeds that of the electric power grid, even as most wireless subscribers appear surprised and angry that their handsets do not work. See, e.g, [link].

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Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Backed by the UK’s fastest mobile network, EE claims to deliver superfast connections in more locations than any other mobile network operator in the country. Working in partnership with Nokia, EE uses advanced network analytics to identify areas where small cells will deliver a boost to network performance.

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Mark Goldberg

MARCH 5, 2025

At the time, I described an interesting CRTC proceeding underway to examine the future of voice telephone service to a total of 110 households and 5 businesses located in 8 communities served by 3 telephone exchanges located off the beaten track in British Columbia.

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VoIP Insider

APRIL 15, 2025

Fortunately, there are devices made specifically to help bridge this gap and scale your network. VoIP gateways and analog telephone adapters (ATAs) make it easy to expand your network. VoIP gateways are devices that convert analog voice signals to digital data for transmission over an IP network.

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US Telecom

MARCH 20, 2025

March 20, 2025) Today, the Federal Communications Commission issued a set of actions to help speed the transition from outdated copper networks to modern infrastructure. Washington, D.C.

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VoIP MS

JUNE 6, 2025

Unlike conventional faxing, which relies on analog phone lines, FoIP converts fax documents into digital packets and transmits them over an IP network. By converting faxes into digital packets, it ensures seamless and reliable communication across IP networks. 38 Protocol : Ensures error-free fax transmission over an IP network.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 16, 2025

What’s new: In Montana, we invested more than $110 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Daviess-Martin Rural Telephone Corp. "Unforeseen circumstances beyond RTC's control have made it unfeasible to deploy broadband to certain CBG locations much further away from the companies existing network," the company said in an Aug. Daviess-Martin Rural Telephone Corp. WASHINGTON, Sept.

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RCR Wireless

APRIL 9, 2025

Tom shares his inspiring journey from summer hire at New York Telephone to leading Brightspeeds mission of connecting millions of homes with […]

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 16, 2025

What’s new: In Idaho, we invested nearly $150 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 13, 2025

What’s new: In Nebraska, we invested more than $225 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Institute of Local Self Reliance (ILSR) has been tracking Indigenous Broadband Networks in the US. The Blandin Foundation has supported Native networks in Minnesota.) The partnership calls for CTC Communications to manage the operations of the network for a period of time before handing off management to the Tribe.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 16, 2025

What’s new: In Utah, we invested more than $375 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide. Learn more.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 13, 2025

What’s new: In Iowa, we invested nearly $250 million in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide.

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 16, 2025

billion in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide. What’s new: In Arizona, we invested more than $1.1

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AT&T Connects

JUNE 9, 2025

billion in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility. Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide. What’s new: In Alabama, we invested more than $2.7

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EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Emphasis added) [link] There is a logical flaw in this reasoning that suggests modernizing the legacy copper voice telephone lines to fiber to the premises (FTTP) has and is occurring because customers demand it. Hence, the logic goes, there is no need to keep the copper landlines. The issue isn't customer demand but rather FTTP availability.

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