Author: Susan Carter

Eleven days past the deadline, but the legislature passed, and Governor Shapiro signed the state budget for the current fiscal year. The spending plan comes in at $47.59 billion, an […]

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A recent posting entitled “Regulatory Costs of Fiber Construction” by Doug Dawson on his POTs and PANs site lists a bevy of costs associated with broadband network deployment not frequently […]

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The FCC released its open meeting agenda for July 18th and NG911 is on the docket. The release described the expected Commission action as a “vote to create a consistent […]

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The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority announced this week that applications are now being accepted for the $20 million Digital Connectivity Technology Program which will fund laptops for institutions such as […]

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At its public meeting yesterday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted unanimously on a staff recommendation and subsequently issued an Order in the matter regarding the petition seeking interconnection between […]

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The inflationary effects of prevailing wage requirements have been well documented/debated in Pennsylvania, but this week’s news on the topic comes from Minnesota. The state is set to receive $651 […]

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At its Public Meeting yesterday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a Joint Petition for Settlement between Frontier Communications Commonwealth Telephone, the Office of Consumer Advocate, and the Office of […]

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At its meeting on Tuesday, the Senate Communications and Technology Committee passed streamlined telco regulatory legislation in the form of Senate Bill 85. The bill passed along party lines with […]

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The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority opened its BEAD Challenge Submission Window mid-week and noted that the Challenge Portal is available online and that eligible participants will need to register online […]

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