A man walks and texts on his smart phone in downtown Toronto. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press The federal cabinet says the new, lower rates that Canada’s large phone and cable companies were ordered to charge smaller internet providers for access to their networks could stifle investment in telecom infrastructure. However, […]
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As COVID looms over school year, Rep. Joe Kennedy hits Sen. Ed Markey on 1996 Telecommunications Act, broadband access; both press for stimulus deal to help parents, students
Rep. Joe Kennedy on Tuesday night took aim at one of Sen. Ed Markey’s signature bills, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, arguing too many families still cannot afford cable service or access broadband at a time of confusion and concerns for public health as teachers and parents grapple with COVID-19 […]
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CRTC announces $72M in broadband internet improvements for northern communities
Five northern community broadband projects in the N.W.T., Yukon and northern Manitoba will share in $72 million of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Broadband Fund money. According to a press release from the CRTC Wednesday, the projects are designed to improve broadband internet service for about 10,100 households in […]
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Telecom minister launches high-speed wireless broadband service BSNL Airfibre in Bihar
© Provided by The Financial Express Besides this, the minister inaugurated a next-generation network telephone exchange at New Bihar Vidhan Mandal compound, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement. Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched a high-speed wireless broadband service, BSNL Bharat Airfibre, for rural areas of […]
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Manx Telecom broadband outage affects 4,000
© BBC About 4,000 customers have been without broadband since Monday evening A network problem at Manx Telecom has left about 4,000 homes and businesses on the Isle of Man without internet access for almost two days. Benefit and pension payments using the government’s MiCard service have been disrupted as […]
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Sallet: Moving forward together: Supporting state and local broadband leadership | Columnists
The irony is that federal support for state and local broadband efforts is now critical. The federal government has the capacity to spend money while state and local governments are facing sometimes severe budget constraints. The best approach is to fuse federal support with state and local leadership. The reasons […]
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Rise Broadband vaults ‘rip and replace’ program’s Catch-22
Rise Broadband, the nation’s largest independent provider of fixed wireless Internet services in rural areas, said it plans to rip out ZTE’s equipment from its network and will do so with its own cash. “By making this decision, Rise Broadband is taking the initiative,” the company explained in a […]
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County broadband authority seeking $3.8M to bring fiber internet to 2,300 homes and businesses | Local Government
The 2021 Albemarle project proposal, which would provide fiber to homes and businesses in 11 parts of the county, will cost approximately $5.7 million. CenturyLink is contributing nearly $1.4 million and the Albemarle County Broadband Authority is contributing $640,000. The 11 sections include Boonesville, Gilbert Station Road, Jones Mill Road, […]
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NM lawmaker wants to help communities get broadband access
Getting high-speed internet access to all of New Mexico has been a challenge. Sen. Padilla said the state made major investments in 2017. Lawmakers rewrote telecommunication laws, allocated money for new technology from the universal service fund, and placed broadband in local infrastructure. “So now, if you’re a town […]
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CRTC to contribute $72 million to improve broadband internet services in northern communities
GETTY The CRTC will contribute $72 million from the Broadband Fund to selected projects in northern Manitoba, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories to improve broadband internet services. In a release, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission said the first five projects will help improve services to more than 10,000 households […]
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How to improve broadband speed? TRAI seeks help from stakeholders, says internet a necessity
© Provided by The Print New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper seeking answers from stakeholders on how to improve India’s internet broadband speed and how to increase its adoption among Indians. “In the post pandemic era, like potable water and electricity, access […]