Another view: Broadband stimulus and poverty
Broadband shouldn’t be thought of as a luxury – it’s needed to help stimulate poor areas. But it isn’t a panacea either....
Reconsidering broadband stimulus
The new OPASTCO chairman tells why he turned down one of two stimulus awards – balancing risk and uncertainty...
Adtran adds virtualization to its unified communications offering
Small telcos wanting to offer cloud services are target market...
Indie telcos seeing business sector penetration pay off
Windstream, Frontier, TDS, others move further into the business market to offset residential troubles...
Study: full wireless broadband deployment could save or create more than 100,000 jobs
Research commissioned by Rural Cellular Association is based on historical data, but assumes interoperability across all 700 MHz bands and mandatory roaming...
Occam Networks shareholders finally approve acquisition by Calix
Broadband access vendors with independent telco appeal combine fiber, IP/Ethernet expertise...
Windstream earnings: Increase in Q4capex signals more spending in 2011
Losses slow for primary residential landlines, but accelerate for secondary lines...
NTIA report: Income-related digital divide is narrowing
Gains also made in narrowing urban/ rural gap...
Feds to release interactive broadband map today
Users will be able to obtain detailed information down to the census tract level about broadband availability by speed and service provider ...
CenturyLink, Qwest report soft earnings, expect April merger closing
Analysts show concern over CenturyLink's 2011 spending outlook as it integrates Qwest properties...
360 Networks launches remote peering service for wholesale customers
Ethernet connects small telcos and cable companies to multiple public peering points...
Will broadband stimulus help end persistent poverty?
RUS awards reach more than a quarter of nation's poorest counties, but long-term impact is difficult to gauge...
CenturyLink-Qwest deal enters regulatory home stretch
Four states and FCC to go with Minnesota regulatory approval imminent; TW Telecom drops complaint...
FCC moves to formalize plan for broadband Universal Service program
NPRM issued today aims to control costs and phase out inter-carrier compensation, leaves rate of return intact for the short-term ...
New OPASTCO chairman: Broadband universal service must fund served as well as unserved areas
A Q&A with Connected Planet ...
AT&T exec: FCC will recommend 4 Mb/s broadband Universal Service target next month
Carrier would consider applying for funding for unserved areas if terms of "compact" with the commission are right ...
FairPoint free from bankruptcy spectre
Manageable $1 billion debt load gives independent telco chance to meet deal conditions, fight line loss...
Proposed Rockefeller bill would give D-block to public safety
Legislation would fund network through other spectrum auctions—but plan may not be optimal for rural America...
New NTCA report answers two of Blair Levin's three Universal Service questions
What should the speed be? What will it cost? And who is going to pay for it?...
FCC/small telco showdown on Universal Service set for February 8
On the agenda: the Connect America Fund and intercarrier compensation reform...
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