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May 2020

FCC Approves Eighth Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications

The Federal Communications Commission approved an additional 53 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Health care providers in both urban and rural areas of the country will use this $18.22 million in funding to provide telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which was authorized by the CARES Act, has approved funding for 185 health care providers in 38 states plus Washington, DC for a total of $68.22 million in funding. Below is a list of health care providers that were approved for funding:

MoffettNathanson: It’s a Two Horse Broadband Race Between FTTP and Cable Broadband, FTTN/DSL Headed to Zero

Communications industry financial analysts at MoffettNathanson Research expect to see continued cable broadband market share gains, which have accelerated as bandwidth demand climbs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers’ “equilibrium” forecast calls for DSL market share to drop to zero. And “mid-tier” telco broadband increasingly is becoming “just as obsolete,” the researchers said. “Broadband is increasingly a two-horse race between cable and telco FTTH, where it exists,” the analysts argue.

Frontier Backs Down Slightly on Challenges to RDOF Eligible Areas

Frontier told the Federal Communications Commission it would “welcome the inclusion” of the census blocks where it claims to newly offer broadband service into the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Seeking to “clarify” its position, Frontier indicated that it would not fight to exclude the 17,000 census blocks in question despite maintaining that it does offer 25/3 Mbps speeds in those areas.

AT&T serves up a faster, more secure broadband speed for work from home employees

AT&T Business is offering a new broadband service for residence locations that features symmetrical speeds of 1-Gig. AT&T is calling the service "AT&T Home Office Connectivity" and its now available across 21 states via the company's fiber and copper lines. The service includes an internet access line as well as the required equipment that AT&T Business will retain ownership of.

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