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Verizon's Kathy Grillo elected to serve as the new Chair of the USTelecom Board of Directors (USTelecom)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 13:28Entry-Level Broadband Pricing Dropped in 2021 (USTelecom)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:522021 Broadband Pricing Index Report
Using Federal Communications Commission and other public data sources to assess recent trends in residential fixed broadband pricing in the United States. The analysis reveals continued substantial price reductions for both the most popular and highest-speed broadband internet services. The data show consumers are also benefiting from marked increases in the speeds they receive for their broadband dollar.
Government Broadband Networks Aren’t Built for the Long Haul (USTelecom)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 17:31US vs. EU Broadband Trends
The US handily leads the European Union in both broadband infrastructure deployment and broadband adoption—at all speeds—and this lead grows when comparing higher speed offerings.
USTelecom Offers Suggestions on Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
In order to move quickly but also deliver a successful and efficient Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, the Commission should make its decisions with the following principles in mind:
Leading Broadband and Internet Trade Associations Urge Congress to Fund Broadband
In a joint letter to Congressional leaders, the nation’s leading broadband and internet trade associations called for immediate action to support and fund critical broadband infrastructure and services that help connect all Americans during this time of great need. The letter urges House and Senate leaders to support bipartisan legislation, before year-end, that provides funding for broadband service for families and students, that clarifies extension of the current CARES Act for network deployment through 2021, and that ensures that the Federal Communications Commission has funding to deve
First 100 Days: Building Our Connected Future
The first 100 days of a new Administration and new Congress are critical to charting a clear, bipartisan course for our nation’s policy agenda. From COVID relief to budget decisions, take bold and decisive action to finish the job of connecting every American home, business and anchor institution to U.S. broadband infrastructure. Particularly amid a global pandemic, the fact that an estimated 18 million American homes do not have broadband access is unacceptable.