January 2022

US broadband households have an average of 14.5 connected devices

Parks Associates announced new industry and consumer research on consumer attitudes, usage, and adoption of connected devices and services from its quarterly surveys of 10,000 US broadband households. The research quantifies the impact of the pandemic, reveals key insights on the type and brand of devices in use, and identifies preferred devices for different use cases in the home.

North Carolina Charts Broadband Expansion Plans

As state and local governments look ahead to applying for broadband grants that are part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, some governments are not waiting around for that new federal money to get started on their efforts to expand access to high-speed internet service.

Starlink Satellite Broadband Not Exactly Hitting it Out of the Ballpark

It’s still very early in the ‘ballgame’ of broadband and low earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband players haven’t gotten up to bat much yet, but recent performance for SpaceX’s Starlink service reveals somewhat underwhelming momentum. Starlink has a total of 145K subscribers across the globe, according to company engineer Jessie Anderson. That’s up only 5K subscribers from November 2021, according to CNBC.

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Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Wed, 03/16/2022 - 10:30

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the March Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 2022:



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Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Fri, 02/18/2022 - 10:30 to 12:30

Agenda

  • Promoting Telehealth in Rural America


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Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Thu, 01/27/2022 - 10:30 to 12:30
  1. Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to require that broadband internet access service providers display, at the point of sale, labels to disclose to consumers certain information about their prices, introductory rates, data allowances, broadband speeds, and management practices, among other things. (CG Docket No. 22-2)