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Tag: National Broadband Plan
National Broadband Map to be Unveiled February 17th
One edict of the broadband stimulus program was to document and map broadband availability for the entire country. One of the criticisms of the stimulus program was that actual and accurate broadband availability data was…
NTCA Report Underscores Rural Broadband Growth, Policy Challenges
A new report from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association shows that small telcos have achieved some impressive results on the broadband front— including an average broadband subscription rate of 55%, up from just 38% last…
NTIA Seeks to Use FCC Form 477 Broadband Subscribership Data
The National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) apparently wants to avoid a situation in which the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing. According to the Federal Communications Commission, the NTIA has…
The Myth of Broadband Competition in America
Our Industry Insight series brings insight and analysis from industry thought leaders on important issues facing the telecom industry. This latest insight comes from industry veteran Craig Settles, who provides his views and analysis on…
RUS Makes Loans for FTTH, Offers to Help FCC Implement NBP
Just weeks after completing the award process for the broadband stimulus program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service has announced nearly $247.9 million in loans to rural carriers through the telecommunications infrastructure loan…
New Broadband Plan Advocates Reverse Auctions
The Aspen Institute this week released a proposal for expanding broadband access across the U.S. drafted by Blair Levin, who joined the non-profit organization earlier this year after leading the team that crafted the National…
FCC: More Than Half of Current Broadband Subs Don’t Get NBP 4 Mb/s Goal
The Federal Communications Commission has been relentless in its questioning of whether broadband speeds delivered by service providers match advertised speeds—and the wording of a new report about Internet subscribership released late last week was…
Rural Aid Shifting From Farms to Broadband?
Government entities provide over $15 billion in farm and agriculture subsidies every year. Among other goals, these controversial payments are designed to help stabilize food prices and keep American crops competitive in the global economy.…
What is Missing in the Google-Verizon Accord?
Our Industry Insight series brings insight and analysis from industry thought leaders on important issues facing the telecom industry. This latest insight comes from industry veteran L. Marie Guillory, who provides analysis on the implications…
FCC Chairman’s OPASTCO Address: Universal Service Funds Are “Finite”
In an address at the OPASTCO conference in Seattle today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski attempted to justify the Universal Service reforms proposed in the National Broadband Plan issued in March. Small carriers that receive Universal…
Proposed Legislation Offers Fresh Take on Universal Service Fund Reform
Bi-partisan legislation introduced this week aims to transition today’s voice-focused Universal Service (USF) fund to one focused on broadband. That may sound a lot like USF reform proposals in the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband…
The Coming Fight Over Broadband Reasonableness
Our Industry Insight series brings insight and analysis from industry thought leaders on important issues facing the telecom industry. This latest insight comes from industry veteran L. Marie Guillory, who provides analysis on the latest…