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2 weeks agoNon-profit organizations
NTIA's Roth addresses remaining BEAD funds
The BEAD Program achieved $21 billion in savings through Trump Administration reforms, with officials now determining how to allocate remaining funds while considering permitting improvements, workforce training, public safety communications, and addressing unserved locations.
Non-profit organizations
fromTelecompetitor
2 weeks agoNTIA's Roth addresses remaining BEAD funds
The BEAD Program achieved $21 billion in savings through Trump Administration reforms, with officials now determining how to allocate remaining funds while considering permitting improvements, workforce training, public safety communications, and addressing unserved locations.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days agoUK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker | Computer Weekly
The UK government launched an address checker for Project Gigabit, enabling businesses and rural communities to verify gigabit broadband upgrade eligibility, with over 750 homes and businesses gaining access daily.
Higher education
fromTelecompetitor
1 week agoBEAD is important, but separate state initiatives are also vital: Pew study
State legislatures passed over 160 broadband-related bills in 2025, addressing regulatory changes, affordability, and workforce development alongside the $42.45 billion federal BEAD program.
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
1 week agoGovernment launches postcode checker to track gigabit broadband rollout across UK
The UK government launched an online address checker tool enabling households and businesses to track gigabit-capable broadband rollout timelines through Project Gigabit and commercial deployments.
fromTheregister
1 week agoGoogle's fiber biz and Stonepeak's Astound Broadband merge
Google Fiber, now just GFiber, will merge with Stonepeak's Astound Broadband to create a new network provider. Stonepeak will hold a majority ownership stake, while the existing GFiber executive team will run the company. According to the pair, the move gives GFiber the external capital and necessary focus to drive its next phase of expansion, allowing it to buildout its fiber footprint across the US.
Tech industry
fromTelecompetitor
2 weeks agoThe latest ABS deal: Surf Internet gains $407M via asset-backed securitization
The transaction includes only fiber network assets and associated revenues. The ABS includes only the most mature portions of Surf's fiber footprint. ABS provides financing secured by only a portion of a company's total assets. Deals are typically secured with fiber assets and associated revenues. These are considered low-risk revenues, so lenders generally are willing to offer favorable terms for the borrower.
Venture
fromTelecompetitor
1 month agoImOn Communications completes fiber network in Mount Pleasant, Iowa
The completed network delivers fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-business Internet service to more than 3,500 addresses in town, providing ultra-reliable service and speeds up to 1 Gbps for homes and 10 Gbps for businesses. ImOn expanded its growing fiber network to Southeast Iowa early last year, working closely with the Mount Pleasant community throughout the project. Construction began in Mount Pleasant in May 2025, and the first customer was connected in July.
US news
fromComputerWeekly.com
6 months agoInitiative to address escalating US broadband infrastructure attacks | Computer Weekly
Warning that the US's broadband infrastructure is under unprecedented criminal attack by increasing levels of vandalism - leaving critical emergency services offline, hospitals struggling to function, law enforcement and government services disrupted, and communities vulnerable - the US broadband industry has launched the Strategic Threat Response and Infrastructure Knowledge Exchange (Strike) initiative.
Tech industry
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