Out of the Box Thinking in Livingston County
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
February 2024
Commissioner Carr: FCC should look into whether ‘Apple’s decision to degrade the Beeper Mini functionality’ violates rules (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/13/2024 - 06:41
Op-ed
Op-ed
FOCUS Broadband Completes Work on NCDIT GREAT Grant Project in Bladen County (NC)
FOCUS Broadband completed its Faster Bladen broadband project, making high-speed internet service available for over 700 residents and businesses living near Tar Heel and along portions of North Carolina Highway 701 between Clarkton and Elizabethtown. This project was made possible using $2.9 million in funds awarded to FOCUS Broadband in 2022 from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program.
Commerce Secretary to NTCA Members: Prepare to Compete and Win BEAD Funding
During the opening of the 2024 RTIME, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo encouraged small, community-based broadband providers to pursue Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program grants, telling NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield in a recorded fireside chat that the agency will continue to work to help address administrative burdens, supply chain constraints and workforce challenges.
Broadband Annual Meeting
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration/Check-In
Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Opening Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Fireside Chat: The Office of Broadband Development Executive Director’s Reflections
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
American Connection Corps Lightening Round
Charter Super Bowl ad takes a shot at T-Mobile Home Internet (Light Reading)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:13Paramount Plus Wins the 'Latency Bowl,' Experiences Only a 42.73-Second Lag Behind the Big Game (Next TV)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 14:43Fixed Wireless Mergers & Acquisitions: One Texas Provider Acquires Another
Sago Internet, based in Medina County (TX) has acquired Somerset, TX-based ClearBadger LLC for an undisclosed price. Sago Internet was founded in 2021 by Medina County residents. It was formed as a fixed wireless provider, but apparently is branching out into fiber, as the company noted that it plans to expand its wireless and fiber internet services.