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States and Communities Key to Unlocking New Federal Broadband Funding
The crucial role of collaboration between service providers and states in the distribution of federal broadband funding was a topic of discussion at the 2023 ACA Connects Summit. In the above interview, Greg Bathrick, AVP of Broadband Commercial Development, built on this theme stressing the need for broadband service providers (BSPs) to engage with local…
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Enforcement Is a Must to Ensure Equitable Broadband Deployment
“It’s truly a crime that these entities are submitting false reports to the federal government,” states Chad Rupe, General Manager of Ponderosa. Speaking at NTCA’s 2023 RTIME, Rupe’s concern is that some companies have been falsifying data by claiming they are providing service in areas where they are not. New Lisbon Holdings, Inc. CEO, John…
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Broadband as an Enabler of More Efficient Government Services
Video Summary: An All-of-Community Approach “One of the benefits of ubiquitous, affordable connectivity is that we can use it to improve citizens’ experience with government,” states Kathryn de Wit, Project Director of the Broadband Access Initiative for the Pew Charitable Trusts. Speaking at NTCA’s 2023 SRC Live, de Wit points to research from her Pew…
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Business as Usual = Excellent 2023 ACA Connects Summit
That it was business as usual may have been the biggest testament to the success of the 2023 ACA Connects Summit. After a pause of the live event for the past few years and a change in leadership, a hiccup or two wouldn’t have been surprising for this annual education event organized by ACA Connects.…
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Content Neutrality & More with Ajit Pai
Transparency, good faith, and the role of algorithms are some of the elements that are part of the discussion of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecom Act. Intended to ensure the growth of the then-fledgling Internet, Section 230 has been in the news and courts in recent years because of concerns about the power of…
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No Government Funded Overbuilds – #Summit2023
No government-funded overbuilds is the message that Patricia (Patty) Jo Boyers has for policymakers and regulators. She explains that it is critical that the tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, such as the $42.5B BEAD program, finance the building of broadband networks for the unserved and underserved; not to locations that already have…