Mid-week, the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority released its recently approved guidelines for the $1.16 billion BEAD program. The guidelines (found here: guidelines) will be posted for at least 30 days […]
In the News
Industry News: 9-6-24
If you’re aware of any schools or libraries who are interested in applying for federal funding through the FCC’s Cybersecurity Pilot Program, let them know that the Commission announced this […]
Industry News: 8/30/24
In a press release issued yesterday, the FCC announced that it is “reigniting” the 5G Fund for Rural America using the Commission’s new and improved broadband coverage maps. Phase I […]
Industry News: 8-23-24
At its Public Meeting yesterday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission unanimously approved the assessments upon public utilities funding the Commission, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business […]
Industry News – 8-16-24
Big news out of Brightspeed this week, which has attracted $3.7 billion in new funding to help support its aggressive broadband build across its footprint. Company executives offered that the […]
Industry News – 8-9-24
The RLEC industry was well-represented at a Tuesday roundtable discussion on broadband deployment and the BEAD program hosted by Altoona Congressman John Joyce and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. The PTA, […]
Legislative
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 […]
Industry News: 7-5-24
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 […]
Industry News: 6-28-24
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 […]