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GAO: Rural Broadband's High-Cost Payment Program Saddled With Too Much Fraud-Risk
Alison Diana   11/26/2019   Post a comment
The federal watchdog agency recommends the FCC consider eliminating the old cost-accounting program since it's more prone to fraud than the alternative reimbursement method among small, rural providers that receive about $2.5 billion annually to deploy broadband.
Climate Change Cries Out for Infrastructure That Withstands the Storm
Fiber Broadband Association   11/21/2019   Post a comment
The strength of natural disasters like hurricanes is worsening, scientists say, and it's imperative that broadband infrastructures can withstand or be speedily repaired post-catastrophe, writes Fiber Broadband Association President and CEO Lisa Youngers.
New CEO Will Lead Frontier Communications' Future – Report
Alison Diana   11/11/2019   Post a comment
After suffering many quarters of financial and broadband subscriber losses, Frontier Communications' bond owners are ready for dramatic change – including a replacement for CEO Dan McCarthy (pictured), Bloomberg reports today, citing several sources.
Altice USA Fiber Upgrade Rolls to 500K Homes
Jeff Baumgartner   11/6/2019   Post a comment
Following an acceleration of network construction, Altice USA's FTTP deployment now spans 10% of its Optimum footprint that covers parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
WOW Sharpens Sub Growth Using Network 'Edge-Outs'
Jeff Baumgartner   11/4/2019   Post a comment
Competitive cable operator also generating some operational benefits from its new whole-home WiFi offer.




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