FCC Chairman Ajit Pai referencing Alphabet’s broadband balloon project which beams LTE signals to earth from a 65,000 foot orbit. The Commission gave an experimental license to the company in […]
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“They have made it clear that they would rather see me fail than Pennsylvania succeed. In the absence of a compromise revenue plan getting to my desk, I am going to take action to manage our state’s finances. I’ve had enough of the games.”
Excerpt from comments made by Governor Wolf alluding to his plan to borrow against future Liquor Control Board revenues in the wake of no budget-related legislation being acted upon by […]
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According to the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, telecommunications conditions continue to improve in the wake of Hurricane Irma, even though more than 7 million subscribers were out […]
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FCC Chairman Pai is scheduled to visit hurricane-ravaged Texas next week to assess the state of affairs regarding the communications network. 55 counties in Texas and Louisiana are covered under […]
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The USDA held a Rural Broadband Forum in State College yesterday and Laurel Highland’s Jim Kail participated on a panel entitled “Broadband Technologies 101” which was designed to showcase the […]
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In the wake of CEOs abandoning the President’s Manufacturing Council due to his response to the Charlottesville nightmare, the President’s Advisory Council on Infrastructure has also been disbanded. By a […]
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How fast is fast enough when it comes to broadband? Plenty of folks are scratching their heads with media reports that the FCC’s latest broadband deployment report suggests that Americans […]
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Yesterday, the state Senate narrowly (26-24) passed legislation containing $1.8 billion in new taxes to help fill the gap and balance the FY 2017-18 state budget. Among the increases included […]
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Consolidated Communications has officially sealed the deal with its acquisition of FairPoint Communications, making it the ninth largest fiber provider in the country. Consolidated President and CEO Bob Udell offered […]