Expert Opinion
Johnny Kampis: FCC Push To Eliminate Data Caps Could Increase Broadband Rates For Many Users
Usage based billing ensures that those who use the most data pay the most money.
FCC
Fiber Providers Need to Go Beyond Speed for Differentiation, Consultant Says
40 percent are unsure of their home internet speeds, said Jonathan Chaplin of New Street Research.
BEAD
Musk Now Owns Twitter, Cox Dodges AT&T Challenge, Workforce Development Alliance
Upon assuming control of Twitter, Elon Musk reportedly fired Twitter’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and others
Musk Buys Some Time with Twitter, NTIA on Home Internet Connections, Fiber in Alaska
Musk asked to nix the October 17 trial date, which would to allow more time for his financing banks.
Broadband's Impact
Broadband Speeds Have Significant Impact on Economy, Research Director Says
From 2010 to 2020, a 10.9 percent growth in broadband penetration drove .04 percent increase in GDP, the study found.
Funding
With Congress Debating Trillions, a Community Guide to Federal Broadband Funding
Muninetworks.org has put together a handy overview of broadband programs – current and pending.
Republicans Request Documents on Democrats, Ookla Global Speeds Rising, Arkansas and Windstream Partner
Republicans counter Democrats on document request, Ookla says global speeds rising, Windstream and Arkansas to expand fiber.
FCC
Democrats Lash at FCC Chairman Ajit Pai For Repealing Net Neutrality, Not Producing Broadband Maps
September 20, 2020 — House Democrats criticized Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai as presiding over “four years of lost opportunity” at a Thursday Communications subcommittee hearing. In his opening statement, Chairman Mike Doyle, D-Pennsylvania, argued the FCC, as the government a
Fiber
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Survey Shows Fiber Reaching Rural Areas
According to a survey of rural carriers [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2009_NTCA_Broadband_Survey_Report.pdf] conducted by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, these rural providers are deploying fiber considerably faster than one would expect. Consume
Broadband Mapping and Data
Consumer Groups Criticize Broadband Providers for Advertising Practices, Including Use of Maximum Speeds
WASHINGTON, October 15, 2009 – Six public interest organizations, including Consumers Union, on Wednesday filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to protect consumers from misleading and confusing advertising and billing practices by phone, cable and wireless prov
Broadband Mapping and Data
Key Points From FCC's Broadband Taskforce Status Report on Speeds
Last week the Federal Communication Commission’s Broadband Taskforce delivered a status report on the national broadband plan. Below are edited excerpts of the key points points they made.
NARUC
10 Mbps Broadband Necessary for State Economic Development, Says NARUC Official
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2009 – State and local governments said during a Federal Communications Commission workshop on Tuesday that extending broadband is important for economic development purposes.
NARUC
Telecom Experts Offer Last-Minute Advice to Broadband Stimulus Applicants
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2009 – With just two days away from the deadline to apply for federal funds to cultivate broadband projects across the nation, telecommunications experts offered their advice on the future of the grants process.
X (Twitter)
White House Aide Says Broadband Is and Remains Obama Priority
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2009 – One of President Obama’s top technology and economic policy officials said Thursday that broadband infrastructure is and must remain a key priority of the Obama administration.
USDA
Stimulus Compromise Awards $7.2 Billion for Broadband, Splits Funding Between Agencies
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2009 – Advocates for federal promotion of broadband access breathed easier after a congressional conference committee reported a final version of the economic stimulus bill with $7.2 billion for broadband – more than either chamber had allocated individually.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Gates Foundation Grants $7 Million to Connected Nation and American Library Association
WASHINGTON, December 19 – Connected Nation and the American Library Association will receive a $7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in a broadband initiative designed to improve internet connections in public libraries, the foundation said Thursday.
