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FCC Considers Retroactive Rule Change for Viasat - Community Broadband Bits...
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Doug Dawson Shares Surprises and Safe Bets - Community Broadband Bits Podcast...
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Mammoth Networks Big on Connecting the West - Community Broadband Bits...
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Intelligencer Op-Ed: Satellite Internet access isn’t good enough for...
An op-ed written by Katie Kienbaum, Research Associate at ILSR, was published in The Intelligencer. Katie addresses the inadequacy of satellite Internet access and why federal funding should go to real...
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Episode 3 "From Crops to Co-ops" Animated Video Series, Satellite Won't Solve It
By now, you’ve met the people of “Villageville,” the imaginary town in rural America that, like many similarly situated communities, are struggling to find better connectivity. This week, we continue...
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Satellite Subsidies Will Widen Digital Divide in Rural America
The federal government is about to spend more than $120 million on subsidies that, rather than improving rural connectivity, will make tens of thousands of families worse off. The Connect America Fund...
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How Will Broadband Networks Handle Quarantine Congestion? Mostly OK
As schools and businesses ask people to stay home to reduce the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus, I wanted to share some thoughts about how I expect broadband Internet access networks will handle the...
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Tackling the Digital Divide in North Carolina- Community Broadband Bits...
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Alabama Voucher Program Aims to Help a Quarter of a Million Households with...
At the end of August, Alabama rolled out what has been a unique state-level response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and a decision by every school district to offer remote learning as an option for...
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Kaysville, Denver, Chicago, Among Cities Voting on Broadband
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Kaysville voters, in this city of approximately 32,000, will not only cast their ballots in the Presidential election, they will also be asked if they want the city to move forward...
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Satellite Internet Access, the Future of Cable, and Small Fiber ISPs –...
This week Christopher brings together Doug Dawson (Owner and President, CCG Consulting), Monica Webb (Head of Marketing Development and Strategic Partnerships, Ting) and returning guest Travis Carter...
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Chicago And Denver Voters Say Yes to Expanded Broadband Options
As voters went to the polls to cast ballots in the 2020 Presidential election, in two major metropolitan areas residents overwhelmingly approved ballot questions to move forward on exploring how to...
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Starlink’s Beta Program Connects the Remote Hoh Tribe in Washington State
After years of struggling to obtain reliable Internet connectivity, The Hoh Tribe in western Washington has entered a beta trial with SpaceX’s StarLink satellite Internet service, drastically improving...
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Kentucky County and Co-op Match Funds to Expand FTTH
Author(s): JerichoA rural west Kentucky county and cooperative recently announced that they are joining forces to expand the co-op's existing fiber network to reach every unserved and underserved...
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New Resource: Tracking Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Winners
With so much attention on how the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Act is continuing to unfold (including from us), it’s important to remember that the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity...
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