Open access networks can be better understand through the 7-layered Open Systems Interconnection model.
The rapidly expanding open access network has historically faced consistent opposition from anti-muni groups.
A new bill would create another grant program under the USDA for connecting farm devices.
Bountiful City, Utah will continue work on a municipal broadband network after opposition.
The state’s unique fiber sharing model makes all the difference for middle mile builds, say Utahns.
Network operators can take steps to prevent the biggest risk to open-access networks: A race to the bottom.
In surprise announcement at keynote luncheon, Sohn revealed as the first executive director of the new organization advocating for municipalities.
Cities are being drawn to open-access deployment models, say panelists.
Brought to you by the Coalition for Local Internet Choice, the American Association for Public Broadband and Broadband Breakfast.
This $1.5 billion was funded by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
This Broadband Breakfast Live Online session will preview the upcoming Broadband Communities Summit on May 1–4.
Communities need to be involved in decision-making when it comes to broadband builds.
It is exactly one year since the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law.
One day before the release of the broadband map, Digital Infrastructure Investment could not come on a more appropriate date.
Learn about Digital Infrastructure Investment–Washington on November 17, and register to attend.
ISP is rebutting claims of the Associated Press and The Markup story on internet deals in non-white neighborhoods
The non-profit Yellowstone Fiber uses a unique business model in the thriving community of Bozeman, Montana, and the surrounding county.
Detroit’s Hope Village experienced an internet outage for 45 days in the early days of the pandemic.
A small city in Utah has some of the country's highest speeds using a unique model of fiber sharing.
With service beginning in late September, non-profit fiber ISP aims to serve rural Gallatin County
With 141,000 residents, West Valley City, Utah, is now the second largest city in the country fully connected to fiber.
While praising some aspects of NTIA rules, the group said that “we can’t take a victory lap quite yet."
Join conference attendees in conversation on key connectivity issues.
“Some communities are way ahead of others,” Illinois Broadband Office Director Matt Schmit said about quest for IIJA funds.
Both the GSCA and Yellowstone Fiber are using UTOPIA's techniques to provide open access broadband over fiber.
This year, online registration is available for free.
Broadband Breakfast's annual Digital Infrastructure Investment conference unites broadband officials with fund managers, institutional investors and private equity.
The open access project will span 38 counties.
The project will be Montana’s first open-access fiber-to-the-home network.
This will be the “first true gigabit city in the state of Montana,” said Bozeman's director of economic development.
A judge dismissed Facebook's objection to the FTC's investigation into the company's alleged anticompetitive practices.
The expansion will bring fiber-to-the-home to residents of two additional Utahn cities.
Keller and Heckman Partner Jim Baller says model could lead to a race to the bottom, but UTOPIA CEO disagrees.
Industry also debated merits of fiber versus other technologies, and speeds.
UTOPIA customers deep in red states favor net neutrality by a wide margin.
One of the most important recent developments in the deployment of broadband infrastructure.
Fiber builder says it has been denied permits that have harmed it and its customers, despite an existing city agreement.
Even though the models are not yet mainstream, some experts praise them for their unique advantages.
The FCC details rip and replace fund, UTOPIA Fiber is getting involved in Bozeman project, FCC rolls out robocall database.
T-Mobile sued over breach, Google hopes judge reconsiders data reveal, UTOPIA Fiber expands into Syracuse City.
