The FCC Broadband Data Collection System became operational today, paving the way for the U.S. to have more accurate broadband availability information, something the country has sorely lacked for years. Broadband network operators can begin entering data into the system…
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The average download speed delivered to U.S. SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband subscribers increased 38% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to Ookla, the company responsible for a widely used broadband speed…
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The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) expects to have an MVNO deal in place by the end of the year that would enable the company’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 broadband and video provider members to offer wireless service, said…
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A Google Fiber network could be coming soon to Mesa, Arizona. The Mesa city council is expected to vote on July 11 on measures that would enable Google Fiber to deploy a gigabit fiber broadband network in the city. Google…
The FCC has awarded almost $159 million in its latest ECF (Emergency Connectivity Fund) announcement. The funding is for applications from all three of the application windows. The funding will support more than 300,000 students in Alabama, Guam, Kansas, Pennsylvania,…
Wireless internet service provider WeLink has begun offering gigabit wireless service at no charge in Washington D.C. to households that qualify for participation in the FCC Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The deployment was made possible through the district’s Community Internet…
As of yesterday, certain small carriers must now comply with the same caller identification tools on their networks that large carriers have used for over a year. The requirement is part of broader FCC actions against illegal robocalls. These small…
The FCC Broadband Data Collection System became operational today, paving the way for the U.S. to have more accurate broadband availability information, something the country has sorely lacked for years. Broadband network operators can begin entering data into the system…
An investment consortium led by funds managed by H.R.L. Morrison & Company has signed an agreement to acquire FiberLight, a competitive fiber network operator that targets business and wholesale customers in 30 U.S. metropolitan areas. It’s the latest example of…
Verizon showed off an example of what the police cruiser of the future might look like at the 2022 National Sheriffs’ Association conference this week. The company calls the cruiser a Mobile Utility Technology Transport (MUTT). The prototype came from…
SpaceX is enlisting customers that use its Starlink low earth orbit satellite broadband service in the battle over the future of the 12 GHz spectrum band. The company has asked Starlink customers to urge their elected officials and the FCC…
Ericsson and the National Science Foundation-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program have struck an agreement under which the vendor will provide its radio access network (RAN) and related equipment and services to the Agriculture and Rural Communities (ARA)…
AT&T and Amarillo have a tentative agreement on a $24 million symmetrical 5 Gbps fiber network build that will pass 22,000 homes, businesses and government agencies in the Texas city. The agreement must be approved by the city and a…
Brightspeed says that it will pass 380,000 addresses with its XGS-PON fiber broadband in Ohio during the next few years. The company says that more than 170,000 of those passings will be completed by the end of next year. The…
Verizon is planning to provide enhanced connectivity for 80 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools operated by Native American tribes on 64 tribal reservations in 13 states. Verizon expects its investment to provide reliable, high-speed internet service and connected devices…
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