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The broadband balancing act: WISPA, BEAD, LEOs and the future of rural connectivity (Analyst Angle)

WISPA may have started with a narrow focus on fixed wireless for broadband, but today it’s anything but one-dimensional The national broadband conversation is undergoing a big shift. Between the long-awaited rollout of BEAD funding, the emergence of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology, and...

FCC: In the first week of EBB subsidy program, one million households have enrolled

The Emergency Broadband Benefit program, which provides subsidies of $50-$75 per month for internet service, has enrolled more than one million U.S. households in the first week of the program being available, according to the Federal Communications Commission. “The high demand we’ve seen for...

FCC moves forward on $3.2 billion emergency broadband program

Program will reimburse companies for discounts to low-income customers for broadband services and devices Congress created a $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program aimed at helping more low-income customers get access to broadband during the coronavirus pandemic, and the Federal Communications Commission now has to...