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ACA Connects asks FCC to pump the brakes on plan to ban 'bulk billing' in MDUs
Officials with ACA Connects and EducationSuperHighway spelled out a series of concerns they have about a proposal from FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel that aims to ban "bulk billing" for broadband in apartments, condos and other types of multiple-dwelling units (MDUs). Bulk billing agreements typically enable MDUs to negotiate discounted rates for broadband services
US broadband customer growth stalls in Q1
New customer sign-ups in the US broadband industry slowed down dramatically in the first quarter of this year, according to a pair of analyst groups.
Analyst says return of net neutrality rules unlikely to spark big changes at ISPs
Ahead of the confirmation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the agency plans to vote to restore network neutrality on April 25, a top policy analyst weighed in to say that he doesn't expect a return of the rules to alter the way that broadband service providers operate. Like its 2015 predecessor, this version of the rules will again attempt to reclassify broadband as a more heavily-regulated "Title II" commu
Copper decommissions spread across the US
Some smaller US telecommunications providers are toying with the notion of shutting down their copper networks, following years of pioneering efforts by bigger network operators like AT&T and Verizon. According to the financial analysts at New Street Research, Frontier and TDS Telecom are eyeing the savings they might be able to derive from shuttering legacy network technology. To be clear, virtually all of the US market's telco operators are shifting from copper to fiber for their new network buildouts and upgrades.
How the FCC could save the Affordable Connectivity Program
A number of former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials are pointing to expanding the Lifeline program, under the Universal Service Fund (USF), as the way to save a version of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), and prevent tens of millions of people from losing access to the monthly broadband subsidy. One way the FCC could do that was outlined in a recent petition for expedited rulemaking filed
Profile Management Application, a technique that boosts the data efficiency of DOCSIS 3.1 networks by up to 40%, is gaining stea (LightReading)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 14:51The Divide: North Dakota's broadband director on building the state's BEAD program
Brian Newby, broadband program director for the state of North Dakota, joined the state's broadband office as it was in the process of being created in early 2023. Since then, his primary focus has been on developing the state's Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
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Submitted by benton on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 15:45As public broadband networks ramp up, so do new attacks
The US has gained an additional 47 municipal broadband networks since January 2021, bringing the total to nearly 450.