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Last week, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas released a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) in which he questioned the NTIA’s administration of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The letter, addressed to Assistant Secretary… https://lnkd.in/eqz6W6-P #bead #ntia #tedcruz

The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office’s Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) program says it has provided broadband to more than 10,000 addresses. The program consists of two rounds of public and private funding. The first?was announced in October 2023…. https://lnkd.in/eE95iwgB #michiganbroadband #internet

At last count, New Hampshire had about 31,000 unserved and underserved locations eligible for the $42.5 billion BEAD rural broadband funding program. Matthew Conserva, New Hampshire’s broadband program manager, expects that number to drop considerably by the time the state… https://lnkd.in/euuDDJ9r #bead #ruralbroadband

Charter Communications’ Spectrum unit has begun deployment of its next-generation Advanced Wi-Fi 7 routers, the company announced today. The company said that the Wi-Fi 7 technology solution, exclusively designed and developed for its residential and business customers, is the first… https://lnkd.in/e7SzH38J #chartercommunications #wifi7

The FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to be a highly important program to rural homes and businesses in need of broadband connectivity. But its future is in doubt for both financial and legal reasons. Participants at the USTelecom Broadband… https://lnkd.in/emchjAd4 #usf #fcc

Yesterday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved seven more states’ applications for funding from the Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program. The announcement said, “States will use this funding to implement their digital equity plans, which outline how they… https://lnkd.in/eCimhrDr #rittercommunications #rightfiber #fiberbroadband

Segra and Unite Private Networks (UPN) announced this week that they have completed their brand merger and will, in the future, operate under the Segra brand. The new standalone company serves more than 20,000 connected customer locations in 24 states… https://lnkd.in/ek3KK9CA #segra #unite

The FCC has issued a Report and Order for use of third parties in the caller ID authentication process.?The Secure Telephone Identity Revisited (STIR) and Signature-based Handling of Asserted Information Using toKENs (SHAKEN) framework — which are used by… https://lnkd.in/eP9T_dpU #fcc #stir

The?Fiber Broadband Association’s?(FBA) Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path) program is now listed on the NC Careers site, after being submitted by Wilson Community College and receiving official endorsement from the North Carolina Workforce Credential Advisory Council. This endorsement is… https://lnkd.in/ekG3Ewia #fiberbroadband #fiberoptic