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The Divide: How Colorado is preparing to award $826 Million for BEAD
This episode of The Divide features Brandy Reitter, executive director for Colorado's broadband office.
Multiple cable outages slow Vietnam's internet (Light Reading)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 15:22No end in sight for 5G spectrum squabbling
It looks like Congress will remain deadlocked over how to release spectrum for 5G.
Charter confirms around 1,000 job cuts amid price increases
Cable company Charter Communications is cutting around 1,000 jobs as part of its efforts to consolidate its call center operations. Charter said it would work to transfer some affected employees to open jobs in other locations. In its latest financial filing, Charter reported around 101,000 full-time employees.
For digital inclusion, broadband access is just the beginning (Light Reading)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 10:49Biden's new spectrum deal may irritate 5G operators
A contentious battle over spectrum between the US Commerce Department and the US Department of Defense (DoD) may have finally come to an end.
CBRS gets a boost under new FCC usage rules
The Federal Communications Commission announced new rules governing commercial operations in 3.5GHz CBRS that will expand unencumbered services in the band to an additional 72 million people across more than a dozen states. At issue are the Dynamic Protection Area (DPA) neighborhoods along coastlines and around federal facilities throughout the country.
Crown Castle cuts jobs, small cell expansion plans
As part of its ongoing strategic review, Crown Castle said it will cut between 3,000 and 5,000 small cell nodes out of its 2024 construction plans. The company also announced it will cut 10 percent of its workforce. Crown Castle's move casts yet another shadow over the small cell industry in general.