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Preparing Your Community for Broadband Success
The need for broadband connectivity has never been greater and closing the final segments of the broadband gap will require true public-private partnerships. States and communities have the ability to help their residents, not just through funding programs, but also by preparing their communities to receive broadband service. USTelecom has compiled a list of things that states should be considering as they prepare for an influx of federal broadband funding.
Support for a pause of the phase down of support for standalone voice service (USTelecom)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/25/2021 - 16:04Verizon's Kathy Grillo elected to serve as the new Chair of the USTelecom Board of Directors (USTelecom)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 13:28Entry-Level Broadband Pricing Dropped in 2021 (USTelecom)
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2021 Broadband Pricing Index Report
Using Federal Communications Commission and other public data sources to assess recent trends in residential fixed broadband pricing in the United States. The analysis reveals continued substantial price reductions for both the most popular and highest-speed broadband internet services. The data show consumers are also benefiting from marked increases in the speeds they receive for their broadband dollar.
Government Broadband Networks Aren’t Built for the Long Haul (USTelecom)
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US vs. EU Broadband Trends
The US handily leads the European Union in both broadband infrastructure deployment and broadband adoption—at all speeds—and this lead grows when comparing higher speed offerings.
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USTelecom Offers Suggestions on Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
In order to move quickly but also deliver a successful and efficient Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, the Commission should make its decisions with the following principles in mind:
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Leading Broadband and Internet Trade Associations Urge Congress to Fund Broadband
In a joint letter to Congressional leaders, the nation’s leading broadband and internet trade associations called for immediate action to support and fund critical broadband infrastructure and services that help connect all Americans during this time of great need. The letter urges House and Senate leaders to support bipartisan legislation, before year-end, that provides funding for broadband service for families and students, that clarifies extension of the current CARES Act for network deployment through 2021, and that ensures that the Federal Communications Commission has funding to deve