With the lone D vote coming from Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, former congressional staffer Olivia Trusty was confirmed to fill a vacant seat at the FCC this week. Members of […]
Author: Susan Carter
Legislature: 6-13-25
Legislation prohibiting “split rates” on public construction projects and requiring the application of prevailing wage on the fabrication of items used in those projects passed the House this week on […]
Industry News: 6-6-25
Some potential cost savings to accrue to those filing broadband data for the National BB Map under an item scheduled to be addressed at the FCC’s June 26th open meeting. […]
Industry News: 5-23-25
In case you missed it, the FCC’s recent thumbs up on Verizon’s $20 billion acquisition of Frontier is accompanied by news that the union will allow VZ to upgrade and […]
Congress: 5-16-25
It’s called the “Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025” and, among other things, it proposes to broaden the contribution base of the federal Universal Service Fund to include […]
Industry News: 5-9-25
CCG Consulting this week highlighted an emerging technology called New Radio over Coax which the cable industry (Charter, Rogers Communications and CableLabs), says is designed to use a cable company’s […]
Industry News: 5-2-25
Positive news out of Frontier this week as the company’s proposed merger with Verizon proceeds. Frontier added 103,000 residential fiber broadband customers in the first quarter, beating analyst estimates of […]
The Daily Number: 90
On Tuesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration told states applying for BEAD funding that they have an additional 90 days to submit their spending plans. (See related story in […]
Congress: 4/18/25
As discussions continue on what the federal BEAD program will look like and when Pennsylvania will begin to receive some of its promised $1.16 billion, President Trump’s nominee to head […]