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Coalition proposes alternatives to NTIA’s contentious BEAD rule

By Julia King  Sep 6, 2023 06:00am FierceTelecom An open letter submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week proposed several alternatives to its contentious letter of credit (LOC) requirement for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The letter had nearly 300 signatures, including leaders from organizations like the […]

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Push against BEAD letter of credit gets more ISP support

News Analysis NICOLE FERRARO, Editor, Light Reading 9/6/2023 A letter signed today by nearly 300 ISPs, municipalities and broadband industry experts is urging NTIA Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to ditch a letter of credit (LOC) requirement for participants in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, and […]

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Broadband experts, ISPs, and local leaders urge Biden Administration to fix signature broadband investment program

Broadband experts, ISPs, and local leaders urge Biden Administration to fix signature broadband investment program Letter of Credit requirement risks blocking smaller operators and municipal networks from $42 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program   September 6, 2023 A coalition of almost 300 broadband experts, internet service providers (ISPs), community leaders, nonprofits, consumer […]

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After FCC Debacle, Gigi Sohn Shifts Focus To Challenging Comcast, AT&T With Community-Built Broadband Networks

After FCC Debacle, Gigi Sohn Shifts Focus To Challenging Comcast, AT&T With Community-Built Broadband Networks Broadband from the pass-go,-and-absolutely-collect-$200 dept Wed, Jul 26th 2023 05:24am – Karl Bode Last March, popular telecom and media reformer Gigi Sohn’s appointment to the FCC fell apart, after telecom and media giants (with the GOP’s help) waged a year long lobbying and […]

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Battle for Bountiful ends in a win for public broadband advocates

Battle for Bountiful ends in win for public broadband advocates | Light Reading News Analysis NICOLE FERRARO, Editor, Light Reading 7/24/2023 A recent effort to squash a community broadband project has failed in Utah, giving a win to advocates of public broadband. The project, Bountiful Fiber – a partnership between Bountiful City, Utah, and Utopia Fiber, a […]

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Bountiful, Utah builds a municipal broadband network

Bountiful, Utah builds municipal broadband network (fiercetelecom.com) Bountiful, Utah builds a municipal broadband network By Linda HardestyJul 24, 2023 01:05pm The city of Bountiful, Utah, with a population of around 45,000, plans to begin construction of a new municipal broadband network in August. Bountiful has partnered with Utopia Fiber to install and operate the open-access network. The […]

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Bountiful City Fiber Project Moving Forward

American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) Statement on Bountiful City Fiber Project Moving Forward   Today, Bountiful City, Utah announced that the Utah Taxpayers Association (UTA) failed to collect enough signatures from registered voters to put on November’s ballot the City Council’s unanimous decision to partner with UTOPIA Fiber to build a universal, affordable and […]

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AAPB Warns Communities About Attacks on Broadband Freedom of Choice

AAPB Warns Communities About Attacks on Broadband Freedom of Choice   Recently, in several states, big incumbent cable and broadband providers have attempted to stop communities from exercising their freedom to choose the broadband networks that best meet their residents’ needs. The companies do so by hiding behind dark money organizations that misrepresent themselves to […]

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Gigi Sohn: Bountiful City voted for fiber broadband. Big cable wants to take it away.

By Gigi Sohn | For The Salt Lake Tribune   | July 9, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Comment May 26 was an historic day for Bountiful City. The City Council voted unanimously, 5-0, to provide its residents with lightning fast, universal and affordable fiber broadband service by partnering with UTOPIA Fiber, the same company that provides fiber-to-the-home service in […]

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Community-Owned Broadband Network Again Tops List Of Most Popular ISPs

from the community-broadband-is-good dept Community-Owned Broadband Network Again Tops List Of Most Popular ISPs | Techdirt Wed, May 31st 2023 03:31pm – Karl Bode techdirt For two decades, frustrated towns and cities all over the country have responded to telecom monopolies by building their own fiber broadband networks. Data routinely shows that not only do these networks provide faster, […]

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