December 2023

FCC approves the request of BroadLife Communications to relinquish its eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designation in (Federal Communications Commission)

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How to Make Your Phone Last Forever: 6 Simple Tips (Wall Street Journal)

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Daily Digest 12/21/2023

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Daily Digest 12/21/2023 (Winter)

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Today's top broadband news

Setting the Extremely High Cost Per Location Threshold for BEAD

Over the last 18 months, there’s been a lot of discussion about whether National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) struck the right balance in urging states to extend fiber as far as possible when implementing the $40+ billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. With all due respect to those who are passionate about their respective point of view—it’s time to step back and take a deep breath.

Earth to the FCC: Elon Musk’s Starlink Works

It is clear that nobody at the Federal Communications Commission has used the Starlink service. We have a cabin in the woods in rural South Carolina that is in an internet desert. It gets no wired internet, no wired telephone service and weak and spotty cellphone service, with no prospect of improvement. I recently subscribed to the Starlink standard service. The equipment arrived promptly, setup was quick and easy, and the signal is rock solid, with no weather interruptions. Download speed is as fast as the wired internet service at our home in town.