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GAO: Rural Broadband's High-Cost Payment Program Saddled With Too Much Fraud-Risk
Alison Diana   11/26/2019   Post a comment
The federal watchdog agency recommends the FCC consider eliminating the old cost-accounting program since it's more prone to fraud than the alternative reimbursement method among small, rural providers that receive about $2.5 billion annually to deploy broadband.
BBWN Bites: C Spire Strikes Broadband Deal With Alabama Power
Broadband World News   11/22/2019   Post a comment
Also today, China set to blast into satellite broadband in 2020 while Egypt plans satellite broadband debut today; some young adults do watch streaming video on TV, KPMG finds (among other things); and more.
Climate Change Cries Out for Infrastructure That Withstands the Storm
Fiber Broadband Association   11/21/2019   Post a comment
The strength of natural disasters like hurricanes is worsening, scientists say, and it's imperative that broadband infrastructures can withstand or be speedily repaired post-catastrophe, writes Fiber Broadband Association President and CEO Lisa Youngers.
BBWN Bites: Loon Floats Broadband to Peru's Amazon
Broadband World News   11/21/2019   Post a comment
Also today, Ofcom CTO leaves for new smart city, CEO change at Telia Norway, USDA helps out South Dakota and Iowa, BT buys into WiFi analytics, CityFibre's latest chief and more.
Gigabit Broadband Reaches 5% of Global Population: Report
Broadband World News   11/20/2019   2 comments
Also today, NBN cost Aussies millions in lost time, CableLabs and Buckeye Broadband settle their differences, Sagemcom gets WiFi 6 stamp of approval and Connecticut judge okays municipal broadband.
BBWN Bites: Facebook Gets Friendly With West Virginia
Broadband World News   11/19/2019   Post a comment
Also today, Ireland approves $3.3 billion for broadband, poor Internet costs UK SMBs about $4,332, two satellite companies separately advance their broadband missions and more more.
BBWN Bites: New Zealand's Chorus to Sync Up 2-Gig, 4-Gig Services in Early 2020
Broadband World News   11/18/2019   Post a comment
Also today, Canadian court orders ISPs to block pirates, British broadband execs aren't into industrializing broadband, WOW further expands IT leadership team and more.
EU Cable Revenue Hit All-Time High of $26.4B
Broadband World News   11/14/2019   Post a comment
Also, Nextgenaccess rides the rails to fiber, cord cutters eat bandwidth, Brits like their homes smart and more.
BBWN Bites: Charter Picks Plume OpenSync for Smart Home
Broadband World News   11/12/2019   Post a comment
Also today, senators want unified definition of 'high-speed broadband,' SpaceX gets busy, Broadband Forum's Gfast cert program adds grads, toob automates fiber CX, Illinois adds broadband director, Calix hires global director and Nigerian ISP picks GPON.
BBWN Bites: BC Group to Buy Bulgaria's Vivacom for $1.3B
Broadband World News   11/8/2019   Post a comment
Also today, cable operators beat productivity average, Missouri utility upgrades broadband without upgrading costs, TiVo gives deadline for split and more.
BBWN Bites: Virgin Media's Bundles Lead to Broadband Gains
Broadband World News   11/7/2019   Post a comment
Comcast Flex offers choice, Slovenia's broadband competition is plentiful (and weak), and a city in Iowa considers municipal broadband for better connectivity.
BBWN Bites: Optus Takes On NBN With 5G FWA
Broadband World News   11/6/2019   Post a comment
Also today, gigabit broadband's healthy EU boost, Ofcom picks Oxly as temporary chief exec, Jurassic Fibre's FTTP era, Zen Internet collected about credit, ITI finalizes Canal+ deal and Missouri's $5M grant.
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As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will present our Cable Next-Gen Europe conference as a free digital symposium on June 21.
Charter has sparked RDOF work in all 24 states where it won bids. The cable op booked about $19 million in RDOF revenues in Q1, and expects to have about $9 million per month come in over the next ten years.
As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will stage the Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference as a free digital event over two half-days in mid-March.
Launch of 2-Gig and 5-Gig FTTP tiers in 70-plus markets puts more pressure on cable ops to enhance their existing DOCSIS 3.1 network or accelerate their upgrade activity centered on the new DOCSIS 4.0 specs.
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