USTelecom, the Fiber Broadband Association, and NTCA were among those filing comments to inform an FCC broadband report.
The Buy America waiver will provide clarity and balance broadband provider needs with those aimed at spurring U.S. manufacturing, said
The latest wins for the OpTIC Path fiber technician training program include regional service provider Fybe in partnership with
The proposed Net Neutrality rules are similar to those put in place in 2015, FCC officials told reporters. Those rules were reversed in
Anna Gomez has been named the fifth FCC commissioner after two and a half years of deadlock. Telecom associations have been urging
States should expedite rural broadband permits to help ensure timely deployments, the playbook advises. To expedite the process, states should
Gigi Sohn is the new executive director of the American Association for Public Broadband. She talked to reporters at
The key Farm Bill broadband program is the USDA ReConnect program, which pays some costs of deploying service to rural areas. Associations
The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act would prevent the government from taxing funding received by carriers through several federal programs,
The broadband workforce will need to grow as the U.S. invests heavily in network build-outs. The Fiber Broadband Association and
The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) OpTIC Path program trains fiber technicians, who are sorely needed, now that the
The Fiber Broadband Association OpTIC Path training program will be available through an electric cooperative association in
Until now, the FBA OpTIC fiber training program has been adopted primarily by community colleges. But Alcorn County Electric Power
The FBA All Fiber accreditation is given to Fiber Broadband Association member providers whose networks rely at least 90% on
The American Association of Public Broadband is open to government agencies that are planning or that operate municipal networks. Goals of
The NRECA broadband tier is an added-cost, added-value offering for member rural electric cooperatives that offer or are exploring the
Resound Networks’ CEO reportedly said the company plans to use RDOF money for fixed wireless for 11,500 locations where the company had
The Senate hasn’t resolved the Gigi Sohn FCC commissioner nomination, leaving the commission in limbo, the associations argue in the
The FCC put considerable work into broadband labels in 2016 and although those plans were put on hold, the label proposed at that time is
The broadband infrastructure playbook from the NTCA and FBA aims to help states as they make plans to award rural broadband funding…
USF contribution reform should include broadband revenues in the base, said several service provider associations in comments filed with
The BEAD broadband program has $42.5 billion in funding for broadband for unserved areas. NTCA and ACA Connects aim to keep members up to
Last month, the FCC suggested 197 companies consider waiver requests for areas won in the RDOF auction. USTelecom and NTCA argue that the FCC