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Articles US-made products for middle mile builds 'not available' – NTIA Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 10/3/2022 NTIA proposed a limited waiver on 'Build America, Buy America' rules for middle mile broadband grants. Comments on the proposal are due October 3. MTA boosts latency, resilience with fiber route to Chicago Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 9/30/2022 Matanuska Telecom Association recently launched a new leg of its terrestrial fiber network connecting Alaska and Chicago. Execs said it was necessary to 'avoid the Pacific Northwest.' Feds push for BGP security updates, but ISPs balk at mandates Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 9/19/2022 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a basic routing protocol used to exchange information among various networks on the Internet. Many argue it's not secure, but there's disagreement on what to do about that. Corning, AT&T to build a new plant for fiber optical cable Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 8/30/2022 With financial help from AT&T, Corning's plant near Phoenix is expected to open in 2024, support about 250 jobs and add critical capacity amid record demand for fiber. Google Fiber's expansion plan hits speed bump as Vermont deal crumbles Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/29/2022 Google Fiber has halted negotiations on a proposed project after determining that one of its partners could not execute on a plan to build fiber to a minimum of 42,000 homes in northwestern Vermont. Meter wants to be the AWS of commercial connectivity Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 8/26/2022 'We just think spaces should come with Internet infrastructure,' said Anil Varanasi, CEO of Meter, a startup with $50 million in funding to change how commercial spaces get connected. Investor interest in fiber hot as 'open access networks' come into focus Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/22/2022 Jay Rolls and David Strauss of Broadband Success Partners talk industry M&A, 'open access networks,' cable's various network upgrade paths and fixed wireless access. 'Buy America' rules have broadband industry on edge Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 8/8/2022 Many in the industry have been raising concerns about the federal government's 'Buy America' rules for subsidized broadband builds. But some also see an opportunity. AT&T partners with Amarillo to upgrade city's network Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/30/2022 Following similar public/private fiber upgrade projects in rural areas, AT&T is targeting more than 22,000 customer locations via a three-year, multi-million agreement with the Texas panhandle city. Utility operators see a future in fiber broadband Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 6/21/2022 Panelists from utility providers joined the Fiber Broadband Association to discuss benefits of deploying fiber and where they see their role in closing the digital divide. FBA's Deborah Kish on the economic, social and safety benefits of building fiber Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 6/16/2022 Deborah Kish, VP of research and workforce development at the Fiber Broadband Association, discusses the organization's research on how fiber deployments are improving communities and shares updates about OpTIC: the FBA's new fiber optic technician training program. Netly Fiber gets terabit ready in California Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Light Reading, 6/14/2022 Netly Fiber, an open access network founded in 2017, announced the completion of a two-year fiber build of its terabit-ready network in Solana Beach, California. Load More Articles + All Articles All Articles Perspectives: Opinion & Commentary Playlist: 'The Divide' on the Light Reading Podcast Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 7/5/2022 Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide. More Perspectives		Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, September 14, 2022 1:00 p.m. New York / 6:00 p.m. London More Complexity. Fewer Problems. How Proactive Support Boosts the Broadband Subscriber Experience When your broadband business adds new services and connected devices, do they also add complexity, slowing customer support teams as they navigate multiple data sources to uncover connectivity issues? We’ve worked with hundreds of support teams to help them implement a subscriber experience management platform that gives greater visibility into subscriber issues. 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