Erie, PA made news this week when it announced that it is developing a plan to cover the city with a Wi-Fi internet network. The city is partnering with the […]
Author: Susan Carter
Legislative – 9-28-18
Representatives Pam Snyder and Kristin Phillips-Hill convened the first meeting of the House Broadband Caucus on Tuesday and accepted testimony and comments from the PA PUC (see related story in […]
Industry News – 9-14-18
So, the waste fraud and abuse associated with the federal Lifeline program (especially as it applies to wireless resellers) is not really a thing after all. So says telecom industry […]
Daily Number – 25
Only 25 days until the North East Telecommunications Showcase (NETS) event at the Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Please come out and support your associations and the vendors. Plenty of […]
Industry News – 8-10-18
Congratulations to York Republican Representative Kristin Phillips-Hill who was recently named to the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The group is designed to provide the Commission advice on telecommunications issues and, […]
Industry News – 8-2-18
Number 2….for now. Market research firm IDC announced this week that Huawei has leapt over Apple to become the world’s second largest smartphone provider (behind Samsung) even though the company […]
Industry News – 7/27/18
The FCC recently announced that it is releasing an additional $36 million annually for 175 small rural carriers throughout the country, partially compensating for the initial program shortfall which was […]
Industry News – 7/20/18
Google announced this week that it is constructing an undersea cable network between the U.S. and France which should be operational by 2020. The company entered the undersea market on […]
Legislative – 6-22-18
It’s the third week of June and all is eerily quiet on the state budget front. Driving the lack of headlines is a budget devoid of any major tax increases […]