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. HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co., while other systems in Seminole, Seagraves, and Denver City will be transferred to Poka Lambro Telecommunications Ltd.  "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.

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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. The post The evolution of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) appeared first on Ooma.com - Smart solutions for home and business.

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Telefrieden

JULY 25, 2024

For several years now, a well-funded litigation group has sought a federal appellate court decision deeming unconstitutional congressional legislation directing the FCC to establish a subsidy mechanism to achieve affordable and ubiquitous access to telecommunications and broadband.

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 3, 2025

Google Fiber, who has also experienced these thefts, encourages the public to report suspicious behavior around telecommunication lines. Damage to broadcast and broadband infrastructure can leave communities without essential resources including internet, radio, and telephone service. Kansas Gov.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 2, 2024

NCTA also asserted the importance of the C-Band in critical areas such as telephone and internet services for remote areas. The association specifically cited GCI in Alaska as relying “ exclusively on satellite technology for the provision of basic telephone service, medical service, and distance learning.”

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TDS Connect

JUNE 4, 2025

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. NYSE: TDS) has announced that Ken Dixon will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Telecom), a wholly owned subsidiary of TDS, effective June 9. Dixon will also serve on the TDS Board of Directors.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2024

OzarksGo, a telecommunications subsidiary of Ozarks Electric Cooperative, said it services include high-speed internet and premium television and telephone services to northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma using an all-fiber-optic network. The statement did not describe what happened as a cyberattack or something similar.

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EldoTelecom

MAY 18, 2024

In the case of an area served by a rural telephone company, “service area” means such company’s “study area” unless and until the Commission and the States, after taking into account recommendations of a Federal-State Joint Board instituted under section 410(c) of this title , establish a different definition of service area for such company.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

JUNE 5, 2025

In March, OBD staff visited project sites with ECE , Charter, SCI , Albany Telephone , Sytek , Gardonville , and Red River. Staff from OBD have been out around the state visiting project sites from previous rounds of Border-to-Border and Line Extension funding! This has included: February saw site visits to Runestone and Arvig Projects.

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TechAdvance

MARCH 10, 2025

By January 2027, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) will be completely switched off. How to Prepare for the Transition Businesses should begin by conducting a full audit of their current telecommunication infrastructure.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Communities invest in telecommunications networks for a variety of reasons – economic development, improving access to education and health care, price stabilization, etc. This map tracks a variety of ways in which local governments have invested in wired telecommunications networks as well as state laws that discourage such approaches.

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VoIP MS

JUNE 6, 2025

The process involves: Fax Machine or Online Fax Service : A fax machine connected via an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) or an online fax platform is used to send and receive faxes. You can fax as long as you are online, there’s no need for a phone number or telephone lines.

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VoIP MS

JUNE 11, 2025

What is an IP Phone? As previously discussed, an IP phone is a business telephone that uses Voice over Internet Protocol technology to make phone calls over the internet. But instead of connecting through a telephone line, they connect through the internet so you can use your phone number. Learn more about Analog Telephone Adapters.

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Rural Broadband Association

MAY 22, 2025

As telecommunications companies and rural broadband providers know quite well, competition is increasing, which is driving the need to innovate and evolve product offerings. In addition to general promotional and communications vehicles, NTCA invited NRTC and Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation (Gainesboro, Tenn.)

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Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Currently led by Chair Roxie Jorgenson , board secretary of MTA (Palmer, Alaska), the board also includes Central Region Cooperative Director Tonya Mayer , general manager/CEO of Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company and Mobius Communications (Hemingford, Neb.), West River Cooperative Telephone Company (WRCTC; Bison, S.D.)

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 10, 2025

In the telecommunications industry at the time, it was common to hear of promising innovations, even if they didnt all live up to the hype. based company, Its a milestone marked by a transformation from a small, rural telephone company to one of the nations largest independent broadband providers. For the independent, Perham, Minn.-based

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The USF plays a central role in funding several telecommunications programs, including: E-Rate : Discounted internet access for schools and libraries, with $2.46 High Cost : Assistance for building and maintaining rural telecommunications infrastructure, receiving $4.32 billion allocated in FY 2023. million in FY 2023.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Attendees can look forward to insightful keynote sessions, informative panel discussions, and exploring the latest innovations in telecommunications and digital infrastructure. This show will gather over 1,200 industry professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region, providing a unique opportunity for networking and collaboration.

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

Eager to showcase its latest advancements in VoIP and SMS technologies and to explore new market opportunities, DIDWW is gearing up for two major telecommunications events this September.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 25, 2024

As part of the investment, the USDA awarded Consolidated Telecommunications Co. $11 Additionally, Red River Rural Telephone Association was awarded more than $5 million to help 17 businesses and 55 farms and a school access high-speed broadband in Clay County. That investment is expected to help as many as 2,255 Minnesotans.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 5, 2024

Chris has been involved in numerous deployments with telephone companies, cooperatives, municipalities, and other entities, launching fiber broadband networks. With more than 20 years in the telecommunication industry, Allen aspires to connect people and communities to ensure growth and prosperity through high speed broadband connectivity.

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Rural Broadband Association

APRIL 17, 2025

These blogs are brought to you by NTCA Women in Telecom, a program dedicated to empowering women in the telecommunications industry. By intentionally seeking calm and connection, we can reclaim our mental clarity and thrive amidst the noise. Promote to Featured Blog Off

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 6, 2025

For example, voice telephone services pay 36% of the cost of telecommunications into the USF.   While the experts expressed cautious optimism that the high court would uphold Universal Service, there was broad consensus that the funding mechanism must be overhauled regardless of the legal outcome.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11, 2025 – The Hawaii Supreme Court, in a win for telecommunications companies, ruled unanimously on Monday to allow a $4 billion settlement between Maui fire victims and responsible parties to move forward, according to Gov. WASHINGTON, Feb. Josh Green.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

844, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying provisions governing broadband workforce plan data; modifying investigative authority; modifying provisions governing underground telecommunications infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.395, 395, subdivision 9; 216B.17, 17, subdivision 9; 326B.198,

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EldoTelecom

AUGUST 29, 2024

billion in construction subsidies appropriated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 appears insufficient to bring fiber connections to most every American doorstep as with copper telephone lines in the previous century.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 4, 2025

UK telecommunications giant BT is calling on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the nation to transition from analogue to digital networks by the end of 2025. The countdown is due to the impending retirement of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), which has been key but is now outdated technology.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

If its TV or telephone, they provider are exemption for taxes (for some equipment). If you take out the work primarily, it would only cover telephone or television based services. (To But in our world, we need to provide telephone service but what people ask for is broadband. If its something else, they are not. Next bill: S.F.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Governor’s Task Force met at the Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association in Brandon, MN the morning of September 24th. 26th Governor’s Task Force on Broadband, September meeting recap Demonstration of broadband construction equipment and safety practices from TelCom Construction, LLC.

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Rural Broadband Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Jaylen Bryant (Bulloch Telephone Services, Statesboro, Ga.) More than 60 teams from across the country - from Alaska's frozen tundra to Kentucky's bluegrass meadows - proved that high-stakes competitive gaming isn't just for urban markets. against the UW-Stout Blue Devils (West Wisconsin Telcom Coop. Menomonie, Wis).

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Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Vodafone and BT/EE in UK have been deploying small cells in phone boxes for years, now the German operator Deutsche Telekom is going the same way as it starts dismantling the last remaining 12,000 public telephones of the 160,000 that used to exist. There are currently around 12,000 public telephones from Telekom.

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VoIP MS

MAY 22, 2025

VoIP providers, traditional telecom companies and the government teamed up to help by creating a system that authenticates telephone numbers before a call is received. To better understand how this works, let’s look at each protocol separately: H4: STIR: Secure Telephone Identity Revisited STIR operates within VoIP networks.

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Telefrieden

MARCH 26, 2025

Today, the Supreme Court will consider a challenge to the universal service subsidy program established soon after the introduction of telephone service by the AT&T Bell System and later officially adopted by the FCC as mandated by a 1996 law. See [link] ; [link]. Over time the program has grown into an $8.1 8, 595-613 (Sept. 2005.06.002.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

On Monday, Texas-based rural Internet Service Providers, Poka Lambro Telecommunications and Totelcom Communications, urged the FCC to adopt stricter requirements for fixed wireless providers to submit detailed technical data. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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