DoJ Ruling Could Impact Who Qualifies for Lifeline
OLC opinions are legal guidance to executive branch agencies—they are not regulations and do not have the force of law on their own
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Promoting Progress in Rural Arkansas: High-Speed Fiber Internet Launches in Johnson County
New fiber investment expands access to education, healthcare and economic opportunity for an historic Johnson Community
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Spectrum Celebrates Rural Fiber Broadband Expansion Projects in Southeastern Ohio
More rural homes and businesses with broadband access through ongoing multi-billion-dollar investment and construction initiative
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Dahlonega (GA) Now a ‘Gig-Ready’ Community from Kinetic’s Fiber-Optic Network Expansion
More than 75 percent of homes now have access to Kinetic’s Multi-Gig, Next-Generation internet
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Accountability Starts With Showing Your Work
Without data, you can’t really tell who’s delivering on the true mission of universal service—or whether universal service is being achieved at all
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NTCA files response to FCC all-IP transition NPRM
Filing raises three points regarding the impact of the change in rules on rural local exchange carriers
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Whether FCC’s Lifeline Program is a Benefit Subject to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Department of Justice finds that Lifeline is "welfare."
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Inside the Democratic resistance on AI
Five influential progressives are shaping a confrontational Democratic message on AI
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15 Years Later: North Carolina’s Municipal Broadband Ban
Supporters of the Local Government Fair Competition Act said that private investment, not public solutions, should determine who gets what service and when. Fifteen years later, the law's impacts are evident.
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FCC and EchoStar Enter Into Settlement Agreement Related to Auction 97
Addressing a potential liability of roughly $3.95 billion
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Federal Broadband Policy Is Increasingly Being Recast Around Satellite
With few meaningful competitors, Starlink is the primary beneficiary.
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Surgeon General's Warning on the Harms of Screen Use
An advisory and toolkit on how to protect children and adolescents
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America’s railroads could learn a lot from wireless networks
Wireless demonstrates the benefit of a seamless nationwide system.
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