New Mexico doesn’t want to just sit around and wait for BEAD
New Mexico wants $70 million to subsidize satellite broadband deployments, and Maine already stood up a similar program These satellite subsidies aren’t meant to replace fiber deployments, but BEAD program policy will likely undergo significant changes in the next year...
Charter is delaying DOCSIS 4.0 again. What happened?
Charter pushed back its DOCSIS 4.0 deployment schedule for the second time this year But that’s not surprising, said Dell’Oro’s Jeff Heynen, as Charter has a lot going on with hurricane recovery and its rural buildout Regarding broadband expansion, Charter...
To avoid fraud, NTIA will publish a list of certified Buy America compliant companies
An NTIA executive revealed today that the agency is about to publish a Build America Buy America document with self-certified vendors The agency has created this list to help avoid fraud in the BEAD program But a CommScope executive expressed...
Montana’s broadband director has beef with BEAD process
Montana’s broadband director was critical of the NTIA’s handling of BEAD at a Senate sub-committee hearing today But Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. slammed Republicans for their griping about BEAD Meanwhile, NTIA says it’s working as...
BEAD is ‘unlikely’ to bring broadband that will last
BEAD money will likely short of connecting all U.S. citizens to fiber broadband It’s also not enough to provide speeds beyond 100/20 Mbps, said Connect Humanity’s Brian Vo The federal government has already poured lots of money toward tackling the...
NTIA forecasts a ‘steady drumbeat’ of Volume 2 approvals each week
Many of the Volume 2s submitted by states are 300-400 pages long NTIA has announced eight Volume 2 approvals It expects to announce a steady drumbeat of new Volume 2 approvals every week Evan Feinman, director for the Broadband Equity, Access...
Adtran, CommScope cling to life rafts, praying for land
Adtran and CommScope Q1 2024 revenues were down 30% compared to last year Both companies predict things will improve, but they’re noncommittal on exact timing Both companies are reducing expenses this year to the tune of at least $90 million...