August 2021

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announces over $32 million for broadband

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $34.6 million in grants to 15 Minnesota cities and counties from the Small Cities Coronavirus Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG-CV). As part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Minnesota received a special allocation to address community needs to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The top 6 cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators in Q2 of 2021

The second-quarter earnings season has wrapped up for the top publicly traded pay-TV operators in the US, and it's time to break down the numbers. Altice USA, AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, Dish Network, and Verizon combined to lose approximately 1.1 million video subscribers during the second quarter across both residential and commercial subscriber bases, down significantly from the 1.6 million combined subscribers lost in the first quarter. Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swi

For the US to fully realize the economic and cultural benefits of broadband, it must reach everyone and be built to last

The best broadband, it's generally agreed, is an affordable connection that supports the needs of consumers and businesses for many years into the future. It's not unreasonable to achieve because fiber-optic cable, the industry's gold standard, has near limitless capabilities.