The Multiplier: Connecting to Community to Connect to Networks
Thursday, October 5, 2023
October 2023
Op-ed
Op-ed
Shaping the Future of Digital Equity: Communicating Your Feedback
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act Programs are critical for communities in need of access to affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet. Recently, NTIA requested input from our stakeholders through a Request for Comment (RFC).
Shentel taps Render Networks to streamline fiber construction
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) is employing Render Networks' construction management platform to handle the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) expansions for its Glo Fiber brand—which offers multi-gigabit broadband internet access, live streaming TV and digital home phone service in183,000 households across Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Render's platform will be used in all markets where Shentel is building, and is already in three markets right now. The network construction platform leverages geospatial, task-level data for automation.
Zayo completes 400G upgrades on European long-haul network (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 16:21At this meeting, the Task Force plans to vote on reports and recommendations discussed during the Task Force’s term. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the Task Force Chair and the Designated Federal Officer.
Members of the public may email questions to the Task Force at precisionagtf@fcc.gov.
Net Neutrality Is Still Needed Despite Its Quiet Hiatus
The debate around “net neutrality” is back, only this time there is even less chance that the matter will be settled for good. Consumers’ online rights still need protection, and restoring them for an open internet is worthwhile. Those pointing to internet service providers’ (ISP) “good behavior” are being disingenuous at best. The 2018 decision to reverse the Federal Communications Commission's earlier net neutrality rule was being challenged in court until 2020, by which point several states had set up or had in motion their own net neutrality regulations in the absence of a federal one.