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  • Universal Service Fund Contribution Factor Projected to Reach Record 42.3%
  • Optimum Urges FCC to Fund Fiber
  • Study Shows ISPs Kicked in $11.4 billion in BEAD Matching Funds, Topping 25% Legal Minimum by 12 Percentage Points

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Universal Service Fund Contribution Factor Projected to Reach Record 42.3%

Analyst argues broadband providers should contribute, as shrinking telecom revenues push the surcharge toward record levels.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Optimum Urges FCC to Fund Fiber

The company is seeking reimbursements for the shift from C-band to Ku-band.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Study Shows ISPs Kicked in $11.4 billion in BEAD Matching Funds, Topping 25% Legal Minimum by 12 Percentage Points

Internet providers have pledged $11.4 billion in matching funds — 37% of project costs and well above the program’s 25% minimum

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 week ago

California Regulators Fund Broadband Projects at $137,000 Per Location

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hiked the state’s Universal Service Fund tax to help fund the grants.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

FCC Considers Satellite Changes to Universal Service's High Cost Fund

Agency also ‘streamlines’ broadband data collection and mapping at its May open meeting.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

New Mexico First to Replace Federal Broadband Subsidy

$10 million program takes effect Wednesday, with potential to expand to $45 million annually.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /5 days ago

Wireless Infrastructure Association Nabs $30 Million for Workforce Development

Pew said in a recent paper that states have multiple avenues for shoring up their workforces ahead of BEAD

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

House Dems’ Bill Would Provide Broadband Discounts in Public Housing

The Department of Housing and Urban development would cover up to the lowest cost broadband plan available in the area.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /4 weeks ago

NTIA Announces $790 Million in Tribal Broadband Funding

The agency said last year it was working on changes to the programs to cut red tape

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 day ago

Satellite BEAD Awards to be Reduced

NTIA said the new FCC broadband coverage map showed expanded terrestrial service in rural areas

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

USF Contribution Factor Hits Record 38.8% in Third Quarter

FCC reduced projected demand by $125 million, but the assessment rate still reached an all-time high.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Wisconsin Fills BEAD Gaps With $60 Million Grant

The state says 30,000 locations are expected to remain unserved after federal deployments finish.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

One Year After BEAD Restructured, Some States Still Can’t Access Infrastructure Funding

Despite federal promises to accelerate deployment, states are still waiting on approvals to access broadband funds.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

FCC E-Rate Inquiry to Ask About Reducing Funding, Expanding School Internet Filters

The agency’s proposal on local permitting shot clocks would ask about extending them to 'commingled' telecom and broadband infrastructure.

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mobilesyrup.com /1 week ago

CIB, Telus partner on major network expansion project in B.C.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Telus have partnered up to expand high-speed internet service across B.C. Essentially, the CIB will loan Telus $49.3 million to provide int...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Lawmakers Press Commerce over Withholding of Billions in Broadband Funds

House Democrats dispute characterization of $21 billion in unspent funds as ‘taxpayer savings.’

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Luján, Matsui Introduce Bill to Fund Digital Literacy

Legislation would create a nonprofit to fund digital literacy and broadband adoption nationwide.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Experts at Free State Event Warn Against Expanded Federal Role in Broadband, Media Regulation

Speakers at the foundation’s 20th anniversary luncheon criticized the Universal Service Fund and questioned the FCC’s broadcast public-interest standard.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /2 weeks ago

FCC to Create a 'Super Band' of Spectrum, Allowing U.S. to Gain Global Next Gen Wireless Leadership, Carr Says

The FCC will vote July 22 on rules for auctioning 160 megahertz of Upper C‑Band spectrum next year, following 2025 legislation signed by President Trump that restored the agency’s...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

ProPublica Investigation Prompts Debate on USF Reform

The report scrutinized the incentive structure of the Alaska Connect Fund subsidies.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Study: Bulk Broadband Cuts Gigabit Prices in Half

Consumers would pay $5.6 billion more annually without bulk arrangements, a new study finds.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

NYC Public Advocate Outlines 15-Year Municipal Broadband Plan

Jumaane Williams's ‘Internet for All’ proposal would create a nonprofit public internet option, aiming to expand fiber access citywide.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Could Fund Precision Ag. States Are Still Waiting to Find Out

State broadband and agriculture agencies remain siloed despite precision agriculture's growing connectivity demands, panelists said.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /3 weeks ago

Senate Farm Bill Would Codify ReConnect Program

The House-passed USDA funding bill would provide $40 million for the program in FY27

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