Upcoming event

On January 26, Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel released the following on the February Open Meeting

Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas will be posted on the Commission's website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission's next monthly meeting. The Commission will also issue a public notice of the "Commission Meeting Agenda" one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda.

Showcasing how broadband deployment is accelerating the digital future for rural America at a time of COVID-19. 

Mapping broadband assets is only the first step. This session will explore how end-to-end data is showing that successful rural fiber networks begin with the end in the mind. Think broadband mapping.

The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the Connect America Fund, and other rural deployments: How new awardees are laying the future for managing their deployments. Think managing your budget.

Case studies of network-building with an all-digital workflow. How fiber-builders are finding success in construction management, workflow processes and on-the-fly changes. In a phrase: Think workflow and business systems.

Panelists include:

• Sam Pratt, CEO, Render Networks
• Seth Strayer, Solutions Engineer, OSP Insight
• Other guests have been invited
• Drew Clark (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Fiber backhauls the traffic from the cell site back to the rest of the mobile network. But the fiber is critical to other mobile infrastructure and extends the reach of other, high revenue services:

The growth of tech companies has generated attention from antitrust agencies and legislatures throughout the world, with lawmakers calling for sweeping antitrust reforms. Critics contend that tech company dominance has resulted in harms to consumers and society, and that large companies have used mergers to swallow potential competitors. Defenders argue that competition is only a click away, and that existing law adequately protects consumers.