More than halfway through President Biden’s four-year term as president, the FCC finally has a full complement of commissioners. The Senate today confirmed Anna Gomez for the fifth spot on the commission, which has been largely deadlocked since Biden took…
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…
Aug 2, 2023 — Arlington, Va. — NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today released the first module from their new “Playbook 3.0,” the latest iteration of their joint “Broadband Infrastructure Playbook.” The first module is…
Just weeks after giving up her bid to be an FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn said today that she will head up the American Association for Public Broadband. Sohn told reporters at the Broadband Communities conference and via teleconference that she…
Three associations representing broadband providers and suppliers are asking legislators to specify a minimum 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband speed for the ReConnect rural broadband funding program in the 2023 Farm Bill. The associations are the Fiber Broadband Association, NTCA–The Rural…
Two telecom industry groups reacted positively to this week’s reintroduction of the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act in the House of Representatives and Senate. If passed and signed into law, the legislation would amend the Internal Revenue Service code to…
The broadband industry’s response to the need for qualified technicians gained steam this week. The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) and the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) announced that they are teaming up to enhance broadband workforce education and training. “[I]t is…
The Learning Alliance will offer the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC) Path program by the end of the year, according to the FBA. The Learning Alliance works with 500 employer partners to train candidates in telecommunications….
S&N Communication and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) soon will offer the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) Optical Telecom Installation Certification (OpTIC) Path program. S&N has been providing aerial and underground infrastructure services to the telecom,…
Mississippi-based Alcorn County Electric Power Association (ACE Power) is the first employer to adopt the Fiber Broadband Association’s Optical Telecom Installation Certification Path (OpTIC Path) training program, FBA announced this week. The program provides training that aims to develop the…
Seven members of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) recently received All Fiber accreditation, the association announced today. The accreditations are the latest evidence of fiber broadband momentum. The FBA provides advocacy, education and resources to companies, organizations and communities that…
A new association to be known as the American Association of Public Broadband (AAPB) was announced this week. The association aims to advocate for municipal networks and is open to government agencies that are planning to build or that currently…
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