Republican members of the Congressional Commerce Committee are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit the USDA’s Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, commonly referred to as the ReConnect program. The ReConnect audit request came in the form of a…
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Comcast will expand broadband usage data caps to a significant portion of its footprint, beginning next year. Comcast limits data usage to 1.2 TBs on its non-unlimited data plans before charging additional fees for subscribers who exceed that monthly limit….
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According to numerous media reports, the incoming Biden administration aims to address broadband disparities in the U.S. with billions in new funding. The Biden broadband plan aims to address both access and affordability. Like many issues in Washington these days,…
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Seventy-seven percent of wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) surveyed by equipment maker Cambium Networks said that they “are optimistic about their capacity to service their business and residential customers.” This compares to 66% who expressed such optimism in the company’s…
Wouldn’t it be great to deliver an end-to-end service that provides you with greater visibility into your subscriber’s online experience and enables you to reduce support costs? All of this is possible with a Managed Wi-Fi solution. Managed Wi-Fi gives…
Republican members of the Congressional Commerce Committee are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit the USDA’s Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, commonly referred to as the ReConnect program. The ReConnect audit request came in the form of a…
The idea of a government-owned 5G network seems to be anathema to commercial wireless network operators. But Julius Genachowski, who served as FCC chairman during President Obama’s first term, sees a need for the government to have 5G access. Genachowski…
Ribbon cables were first introduced about two decades ago. They were originally embraced by carriers deploying large-count feeder cables looking to maximize density and minimize splicing time. An added benefit was the ability to more easily manage the growing demand…
Comcast will expand broadband usage data caps to a significant portion of its footprint, beginning next year. Comcast limits data usage to 1.2 TBs on its non-unlimited data plans before charging additional fees for subscribers who exceed that monthly limit….
Dish made another supplier announcement for the 5G network it is building. Dish plans to use a cloud-based business messaging platform from Mavenir. This is the second announcement Dish has made involving Mavenir, which also will provide Dish with cloud-native…
Several states that didn’t previously have broadband grant programs were motivated to create them when the CARES Act made $150 billion available to state, local and tribal governments to use as they saw fit to mitigate the impact of the…
According to numerous media reports, the incoming Biden administration aims to address broadband disparities in the U.S. with billions in new funding. The Biden broadband plan aims to address both access and affordability. Like many issues in Washington these days,…
At a time of pervasive legal and illegal robocalls, many people have taken to not answering calls unless they recognize the caller ID, and even then, they may be wary – but the danger is that they may miss important…
New high quality services filling new content niches and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving an increase in the percentage of U.S. homes with two video streaming subscriptions or more, according to Parks Associates. “The Next ‘Big 3’ in OTT” found…
T-Mobile has made the 988 emergency lifeline number available nationwide to its customers. Callers will automatically be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which consists of about 180 local and state funded crisis centers with professionally trained counselors. The…