Author Archives: Susan Carter

Speaking of committees, there’s a new one in the House (But being led by some familiar faces). The House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee was just formed and will […]

At its Public Meeting yesterday, the PA PUC voted 3-2 (Commissioners Yanora and Coleman dissenting) in favor of a Joint Motion of Vice Chairman DeFrank and Commissioner Zerfuss partially supporting […]

It’s all about the money. That time of year again where folks in the capital look to the state’s finances and how to collect and distribute the revenue. Governor Shapiro’s […]

A “policy blueprint” was sent to Congress early this week from NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association to identify areas to focus on during the 188th Congress. The four major […]

A bipartisan group of Senators has reintroduced legislation to streamline USDA’s broadband programs including the agency’s popular ReConnect program. Among other things, the bill will merge and codify ReConnect with […]

To the applause of many in the business community, new Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order designed to make it easier for Pennsylvania businesses to continue doing business in […]

Antin Infrastructure Partners announced this week that it has officially acquired Empire Access (which includes Pennsylvania’s North Penn Telephone). The companies have almost 1,300 fiber route miles servicing more than […]

New York is the least secure state in the nation. At least according to new research from Secure Data Recovery which just released the results of a survey charting the […]

If you have something to say on what broadband “nutrition” labels should look like, you just received an extension from the FCC. The Commission has granted an extra month (January […]