Mark your calendars for a couple upcoming events from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The PBDA board is slated for a meeting on January 23rd at 10:00 (Info here: Pennsylvania […]
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Industry News – 1-5-24
The FCC is getting out of the 2024 gate with a couple big ticket agenda items on the docket for its January 25 open meeting. As outlined in a release […]
Industry News – 12-22-23
If you’re among those Pennsylvanians waiting for 5G Home Internet Service from Verizon you’re in luck according to a news release from the company. VZ announced that it is expanding […]
Legislature – 12-15-23
The role of the telecommunications industry in the new 911 network was the topic of yesterday’s informational meeting of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee and representatives from […]
Legislature – 12-8-23
Another busy week coming up for the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee which has a voting meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 13th and an informational meeting addressing the […]
Industry News – 12-1-23
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority met yesterday and, among other things, unanimously approved its BEAD Volume II draft plan which addresses a wide range of topics including prevailing wage, broadband […]
Legislature – 11/17/23
A new entrant into the legislature’s efforts to address reauthorization of Pennsylvania’s 911 statute appeared this week in the form of House Bill 1854. Prime sponsored by Representative Jared Solomon […]
Congress – 11/10/23
Pennsylvania’s own Senator John Fetterman penned the FCC recently asking for an investigation into provider practices negatively impacting ACP recipients. In the letter, Fetterman cites constituent inquiries noting that some […]
Legislature – November 3, 2023
Legislation addressing double utility poles unanimously passed the House on Tuesday and is on its way to the Senate for consideration. House Bill 1619 requires the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission […]