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Dish struggles with multiple challenges simultaneously (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 12:52Calix CEO: Speed not enough to stand out in broadband market
Competition in the broadband industry continues to pick up, which means providers can’t solely rely on high speeds to stand out in the market, according to Calix CEO Michael Weening. Weening explained that due to the emergence of fiber, the difference between a cable company and a telephone company is really “no longer relevant.” “Everybody’s starting to think differently,” he said.
Where will net adds come from once there’s Internet for All?
President Joe Biden’s administration has set an ambitious goal to deliver Internet for All using $42.5 billion in funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. It’s not entirely clear how realistic that goal is.
Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania sound off on broadband funding challenges
States are poised to play a critical role in the broadband funding landscape, but each state has a different approach to selecting broadband projects and administering funds.
5G networks can be sliced for network optimization (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 13:14Cox launches fixed wireless trial to provide internet in rural areas
Cable operator Cox is looking for new ways to serve rural communities within its footprint. Cox is conducting a proof-of-concept, fixed-wireless trial using 5G technology outside of Macon (GA), Tucson (AZ), and Oklahoma City (OK) to deliver high-speed internet to customers in underserved and rural communities. “We're committed to creating digital equity in the communities we serve.
US Treasury has doled out nearly $5B from Capital Projects Fund
Much of the hype around broadband funding is focused on the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, but money continues to flow from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). To date, the US Treasury Department has awarded nearly $5 billion from the CPF across 33 states. That amount is almost half of the Treasury Department’s $10 billion allotment for the fund. States that have received funding thus far expect to connect 1.4 million households as a result. The CPF was created in March 2021, but Treasury only began approving state funding requests June 2022.
Consolidated targets return to revenue growth in ‘24 (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 15:35Cable giant Charter is building hundreds of thousands of fiber passings this year
Charter Communications has talked a lot recently about its rural expansion plans. But what it hasn’t drawn attention to is the fact that most - if not all - of its planned rural passings will be delivered with fiber. The operator originally announced its rural build plan in 2021 after the close of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction. All told, it said it was planning to spend $5 billion – including $1.2 billion in RDOF subsidy money – to reach 1 million rural locations across 24 states over the coming years.