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Federal Communications Chairman Announces Widely-Anticipated ‘Net Neutrality’...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2017 – The Federal Communications Commission announced that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will speak Wednesday afternoon at the Newseum, at an event hosted by the free-market Freedom...
View ArticleWharton School Presents Research and Policy Discussion Critical of Municipal...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We’ll be looking for some alternative analysis of this material. Interesting to see that this is becoming such a focus of certain industry observers and interests. ||...
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With Donald Trump as President, White House Web Site Under Barack Obama Goes...
Broadband Breakfast Insight: Just as the White House web site changed with the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the abundant web resources and social media content associated with the...
View ArticleNewly-Designated FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Names Senior Staff Officials at Agency
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2017 — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday announced a series of staff appointments, one day after his selection as chairman was confirmed by...
View ArticleWhite House Issues Executive Orders on Infrastructure, But Broadband Not...
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2017 – President Trump signed several executive orders Tuesday designed to expedite energy and infrastructure projects. Although high-speed broadband internet services are not...
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s First Action is...
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2017 – In his first substantive action since being named to his position on Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced approval of the petition by...
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Pai Announces Broadband Advisory...
WASHINGTON, January 31, 2017 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday announced the formation of a new federal advisory committee that would seek to accelerate deployment of...
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Advocacy Group Free Press Criticizes FCC’s Friday News Dump
Broadband Breakfast Insight: One advocacy group reacts to the actions from the Federal Communications Commission on Friday, in which numerous decisions and actions of the Obama administration FCC were...
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New Deal Rural Broadband Act Introduced in House of Representatives Aims to...
Broadband Breakfast Insight: This is a significant development to see emerging from the House of Representatives, which is generally less focused on rural broadband issues than the Senate. This new...
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House Passes Email Privacy Act
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2017 – The House of Representatives on Monday approved by voice vote the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 387, designed to protect Americans’ privacy and public safety in the digital...
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National League of Cities and its ‘Smart City’ Report Compares Four U.S....
Broadband Breakfast Insight: We just came across this 23-page report from the National League of Cities providing comparisons of five cities and their approach to “Smart Cities.” While we’d have like...
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Next Century City Hosts FCC Commissioner Clyburn, Republican Congressman...
MESA, ARIZONA – Next Century Cities will host a regional broadband summit, Digital Southwest, in Mesa, Arizona from 9:00am to 5:00pm MST next Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in partnership with the City of...
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NTIA Press Release for April 19 Webinar on Rural Broadband Adoption and...
You are invited to join NTIA’s BroadbandUSA team today for a webinar discussing: Strategies for Broadband Adoption and Digital Inclusion in Rural Communities Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Time:...
View ArticleWireless Internet Service Providers Association Urges FCC to Finalize...
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2017 – The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association and 17 other organizations and companies on Thursday urged the Federal Communications Commission to finalize rules...
View ArticlePresident Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Jessica Rosenworcel to Federal...
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 – Ending months of speculation, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, back to her previous role as a Federal Communications...
View ArticleHow Broadband Mapping Can Help Communities with Chronic Health Conditions
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 – The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect2Health Task Force last week announced updates to a broadband mapping platform to allow communities and businesses to better...
View ArticleAgriculture Department Secretary Sonny Perdue Speaks on Trump Administration...
Editor’s Note: From the press gaggle on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, between White House Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Waters, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and members of the press, about...
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One Year In, NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Webinar Takes a Break For the Month of August
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We’ve been enjoying our participation in this webinar series of the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. It has now run for...
View ArticleLive Streaming at 2017 NATOA Annual Conference
Live Streaming at 2017 NATOA Annual ConferenceNATOA is pleased to announce that we will once again be streaming select sessions during our 2017 Annual Conference this week. Use this link to watch the...
View ArticleNTIA Outlines Process and Funding for States Seeking to Opt-out of FirstNet
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: In a significant new development, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration outlines a process for how states will be able to...
View ArticleFCC Press Release: Wireline Competition Bureau Releases Illustrative Model...
SOURCE: The Federal Communications Commission WC Docket No. 10-90 The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces the availability of illustrative model results intended to aid parties that are...
View ArticleRegional Broadband Conference in Connecticut on Thursday, November 8
Regional Broadband Conference on November 8 to Feature Prominent Speakers Discussing the Status and Future of Broadband Access and Technology NEW BRITAIN, Conn., November 2, 2018 - Consumer Counsel...
View ArticlePhoenix Center Releases Results of Study Documenting Lower Broadband...
While Recent Data from US Telecom Suggests Decline in Broadband Capital Spending in Telecom Sector Has Ceased for Now, Capital Spending is Well-Below Expectations WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Telecom recently...
View ArticleMetro Finally Extends Wireless Coverage to a Portion of Washington Underground
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It's about time that Metro began covering the Washington subway! Metro, AT&T, Sprint, T‐Mobile and Verizon Wireless announce major milestone in tunnel wireless...
View ArticleFederal Communications Commission Plans Shutdown Beginning Thursday, January 3
Editor's Note: The Federal Communications Commission issued this press release on Monday - it looks as though the agency will close down right as Congress is coming back into session. WASHINGTON,...
View ArticleFCC Releases Tentative Agenda for January 30 Agency Meeting
Editor's Note: The Federal Communications Commission released the following press release, entitled "FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for January Open Meeting": WASHINGTON, January 3, 2019—Federal...
View ArticleLivestream from Silicon Flatirons on ‘Internet Platforms’ Rising Dominance,...
From the University of Colorado's Silicon Flatirons Program on "Internet Platforms’ Rising Dominance, Evolving Governance": We are living in the era of the internet platform. From Apple’s app store...
View ArticlePress Release: Rep. Paul Tonko Reintroduces House-Passed Bill to Increase...
Bipartisan ACCESS BROADBAND Act would improve coordination and community access to federal broadband resources WASHINGTON, April 4, 2019 – Representatives Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Susan Brooks, R-Ind.,...
View ArticleIndustry Groups and Non Profit Advocates Offer Encouraging Words about House...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Telecommunications industry and advocacy organizations on Wednesday and Thursday reacted to the introduction of the LIFT America Act, H.R. 2741, which stands for Leading...
View ArticleRep. Anna Eshoo Reintroduces Broadband Bills to Lay Conduit, Streamline Pole...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Rep. Anna Eshoo on Thursday introduced three separate measures designed to expedite broadband access. The Conduit Deployment Act and the CLIMB Once Act are common-sense...
View ArticleSenators Capito and Hassan Re-Introduce the Rural Reasonable and Comparable...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Together with her Democratic colleague Sen. Maggie Hassan, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday introduced legislation designed to establish a national standard...
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Cord-Cutting Rises as Consumers Shift to Streaming Over-the-Top Video,...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: That latest internet use survey from the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration shows that the proportion of internet users...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Loans to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure and Upgrade...
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $858 million in loans to upgrade rural electric systems across 17 states, benefiting around 450,000 consumers. Approximately...
View ArticlePress Release: Benton Foundation Opposes Proposal to Cap Fund to Close...
On May 31, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes imposing an overall cap on the Universal Service Fund. USF programs provide subsidies that...
View ArticleFederal Communications Commission Announces $169 Million in Rural Broadband...
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2019 - The Federal Communications Commission on Monday authorized $166.8 million in funding over the next decade to expand broadband to 60,850 unserved rural homes and businesses...
View ArticleTech Freedom and Other Advocacy Groups Push Back Against Growing Pressure to...
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2019 – Pushing back against a growing group of critics on the right and the left, the pro-free-market pro-free-speech group Tech Freedom on Thursday released a set of seven...
View ArticleFCC Delays Auction of Citizens Broadband Radio Service Frequences in Light of...
Agency Changes Upcoming Auction 105 Schedule, Postpones Auction 106 Adjustments Made in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020—The Federal Communications Commission today announced...
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NTIA and RUS Chiefs, Plus FCC and Treasury Officials, to Speak at Broadband...
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2022 – Broadband Breakfast announced its programs for the Spring, including its weekly Broadband Breakfast Live Online series, and sessions for its new signature event, Broadband...
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Event: Building for Digital Equity – Demystifying Broadband Policy and Funding
We’re living through a time with an unprecedented level of broadband infrastructure funding, fueled not only by the American Rescue Plan, but the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the Coronavirus...
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Institute for Local Self-Reliance Announces Two Initiatives to Foster Local...
Communities across the United States today sit at a flash point. On one side, the long-simmering gaps in our broadband infrastructure and the prohibitive cost of fast, reliable Internet access faced...
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