U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson will be on hand today in Auburn Hills, MI, where Calix will announce plans to manufacture broadband equipment at a facility in the city operated by global manufacturing company Jabil. Building the equipment in…
The FCC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) today that seeks comment on previously established plans to use a reverse auction process to award funding to cover some of the costs of making 5G service available in areas where…
The state of Washington’s Department of Commerce is awarding $14.5 million in digital equity funding for digital navigator services, which are essential in helping new internet users get online. The grants are designed to support individuals seeking work, families with…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program’s final awards will provide almost $50 million to four organizations in New Hampshire, Tennessee, Virginia and Wyoming. The Middle Mile program had a budget of $1 billion….
NTIA has tried hard to generate excitement about Buy America requirements for the $42.5 billion BEAD rural broadband funding program, even enlisting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the process. It appears the efforts are paying off. While some industry…
As the U.S. sets out to get everyone connected to broadband, it’s about more than just making sure broadband is available everywhere. As Angela Thi Bennett, NTIA’s first director of digital equity put it in an interview with Telecompetitor, “We’re…
Small rural carriers have a big decision to make by Sept. 29, now that the FCC has released new broadband funding offers. The new offers are based on a higher broadband speed, as mandated in the enhanced Alternative Connect America…
Last week, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded almost $3.5 million to seven Tribal entities as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). All awards were for approximately $500,000/ “Reliable and affordable Internet access is critical for Tribal…
The cable industry’s broadband market share is not as large as many people believe, according to a new report prepared by research firm RVA for the Fiber Broadband Association. The cable modem broadband market share is about 47% nationwide, according…
Great Plains Communications is one of a growing number of tier 2 and 3 providers with long-term roots that has been acquired by an investment firm, a move that has helped the company expand rapidly. Telecompetitor talked with Great Plains…
The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) and NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association offer advice to broadband providers pursuing rural buildouts about the permit process in the first module of version three of the organizations’ Broadband Infrastructure Playbook. Playbook 3.0, as the new…
Private investment in broadband has increased dramatically in recent years. Panelists offered some enlightening data points and advice about this in two breakout sessions at the Fiber Connect conference in Orlando this week. Broadband mergers and acquisitions have increased five-fold…
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