Tag: Broadband
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Your Internet Bill May Go Up Next Year if the Government Runs Out of Money
Last month, President Joe Biden asked Congress to put $6 billion towards the Affordable Connectivity Program, ACP. The funds requested by the Biden administration would keep the ACP running through December 2024. The program, which helps fund the cost of broadband for low-income households, is set to run out of funds in April 2024. The…
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Government Money Meant to Offer High-Speed Internet to Rural America is Reportedly Instead Being Spent on Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Monster Truck Rally Centers, and More
Michigan watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste, CAGW, says some of the state’s funds from the National Technology and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program (BEAD), are at risk of being misspent. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated $42.45 billion in broadband funding for the U.S., which each state guaranteed $100…
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Spectrum Invests $1.25 Billion in Ohio As Part of Massive Internet Upgrade Project
Charter Communications’s Spectrum cable business on Wednesday committed to investing $1.25 billion in Ohio to boost the speed of its internet service. The work underway in Ohio is part of Spectrum’s larger project to upgrade its network to support multi-gigabit speeds and meet the ever-increasing demand for faster internet service. The overall project is set…
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FCC Approves $18 Billion in Funding for Hundreds of Companies to Expand Rural Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission approved billions in funding for 368 broadband carriers to expand internet coverage and increase connection speeds to areas with limited or no access. On October 30, the FCC authorized $18.28 billion in Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced A-CAM) funds for carriers who accepted support for 15 years starting January…
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Amazon Wants to Deliver Satellite-Based Broadband to India
Amazon is seeking regulatory approval from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center, or IN-SPACe, to launch its Project Kuiper satellite-based broadband services in India, according to The Economic Times. “Project Kuiper will bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world, including rural and remote places in India,” an Amazon…
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FCC Says Comcast, Spectrum, AT&T Must Start Displaying the True Cost and Speed of Their Internet Service Starting April 2024
The Federal Communications Commission has set a date for broadband providers to start displaying Broadband Consumer Labels that break down the price of their services. A majority of providers will be required to display the label by April 10, 2024. Providers with 100,000 of fewer subscriber lines have an October 10, 2024 deadline. The FCC…
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Telecom and Cable Companies Are Starting to Mirror Each Other as Cord Cutting Takes Center Stage
The telecom companies and the cable providers, with legacies of providing phone and video services, respectively, have traditionally been like water and oil or fire and ice – industries that are diametrically opposed to each other. But a funny thing happened: They increasingly started to look and act more like each other. Two decades ago,…
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Only Massive ISPs Like Comcast Will Benefit From the $42 Billion Broadband Subsidy Program, Critics Warn
President Joe Biden’s $42 billion broadband program is supposed to supercharge the build out of internet infrastructure and finally close the digital divide. But some critics believe language in the fine print of the plan will prevent smaller internet service providers and community programs — who are instrumental in addressing unserved areas — from getting…
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FCC Holds Stance on Broadband Consumer Label Rules
The Federal Communications Commission decided it wouldn’t reconsider its Broadband Consumer Label rules. In a release, the FCC said the action preserves a consumer’s access to transparent and accurate information about broadband services. The rules will go into effect following a review from the Office of Management and Budget, according to the release. Providers with…
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This Broadband Bill Would Let Cable & Telecom Giants Steamroll Through Local Rules
Everyone agrees that closing the digital divide and giving more people access to the internet. But that lofty goal may be fueling a proposed bill that could strip local and state authorities of the power to say how those networks will be built in their cities. House of Representative bill H.R. 3557, also known as…