Access to an equal educational experience is a legal right in the U.S. With the overwhelming dependence of technology in today’s educational system, internet access should also be the legal right of every student.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously to suspend a crucial certification for LTD Broadband, dealing a blow to the company and its hopes of unblocking $311 million in federal cash to build infrastructure for high-speed internet across rural Minnesota. In December 2020, LTD won more than $1.32 billion nationally through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to develop blazing-fast internet in rural areas, including more than $311 million in Minnesota. The outcome shocked many in the telecommunications industry because LTD was relatively small and had little exp
Private equity companies have steadily become a mainstay in the broadband industry, as they seek a piece of the fiber pie. Jonathan Adelstein, managing director and head of global policy and public investment at DigitalBridge, discussed how firms like his pick a fiber provider to invest in. It’s not just about cost per passing and making sure “that’s under control,” he says, cost per subscriber is a key factor as well. DigitalBridge also looks at a provider’s contract relationships, “making sure that they’re strong, that they can control the supply chain.” That way, DigitalBridge is able to
Telecommunications and cable companies are emerging as some of the biggest losers of the high interest rate era. Buoyed by a sudden increase in demand, many firms took on vast amounts of credit to boost spending on increasing download speeds through expensive fiber rollouts. Now, changing consumer behaviors are causing turmoil and pushing companies in the US and Europe to invest in new infrastructure.
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