How Did the ‘Benefit of the Bargain’ Change West Virginia’s BEAD Plan?
Friday, August 22, 2025
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Daily Digest 8/22/2025 (America By Design)
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Improving Our Nation Through Better Design
America has long led the world in innovation, technological advancement, and design. But with a sprawling ecosystem of digital services offered to Americans, the Government has lagged behind in usability and aesthetics. There is a high financial cost to maintaining legacy systems, to say nothing of the cost in time lost by the American public trying to navigate them.
The FCC's Latest Proposal to Update Pole Attachment Rules
Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just approved an update to its pole attachment rules, the FCC also launched a new proceeding to make the process more efficient. With the goal of expediting broadband deployment in mind, the FCC is seeking public input on how to further reduce barriers to infrastructure investment. The FCC has questions about six specific proposals and their potential impact on the industry.
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The FCC's Latest Proposal to Update Pole Attachment Rules
Friday, August 22, 2025
Roblox and the problem of governing online worlds (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/21/2025 - 17:27TERASi Launches World’s Smallest And Lightest mm-Wave Radio For Mission-Critical Operations In Defence, Disaster Relief, And Ind (TERASi)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:47Ripple Fiber Launches Fiber Internet for Over 12,000 Homes in Midland, Michigan (Ripple Fiber)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:45Best and Worst States for Broadband, 2025
An analysis of broadband access, affordability, performance, and competition across all 50 states and Washington (DC) to determine which states are leading and lagging in closing the digital divide. While infrastructure deployment has improved nationwide, a devastating affordability gap threatens to leave millions of rural Americans disconnected despite available service.