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As many as one in four families in rural areas lacks a reliable connection
In urban areas, 97% of Americans have access to high-speed fixed service. In rural areas, that number falls to 65%.
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Connect the Future Kentucky Principles for Broadband Expansion
#1: Ensure Predictable & Fair Pole Replacement Costs
Broadband providers – pole attachers – often bear the burden of paying the entire cost of replacing old utility poles, even when a pole is near the end of its useful life. Broadband providers often accept this pole replacement cost in order
Aug 27, 2020
MESSENGER-INQUIRER: COVID exposes Kentucky’s digital gap
From health care to unemployment, the virus has…Aug 14, 2020
Rural families without internet face tough choice on school
BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — John Ross worries…- Pew: Broadband Expansion May Hinge on States’ Processes for Attaching Lines to Utility Poles
Increasing broadband deployment has been a critical component of the United States’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a central aspect of the recent… Read more: Pew: Broadband Expansion May Hinge on States’ Processes for Attaching Lines to Utility Poles - CTF Statement On Brendan Carr Officially Becoming FCC Chairman
“Connect the Future congratulates Brendan Carr on his new role as Chairman,” said CTF executive director Zachary Cikanek. “Chairman Carr is taking the gavel at a… Read more: CTF Statement On Brendan Carr Officially Becoming FCC Chairman - Connect the Future Statement on BEAD Proposal ApprovalsWASHINGTON, D.C. November 19, 2024 – Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved the final set of initial proposals for the Broadband… Read more: Connect the Future Statement on BEAD Proposal Approvals
- Correcting the Record: Flawed USTelecom Arguments Against Sharing Pole Replacement Costs
In a recent letter submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), USTelecom – which represents some pole owners – argues against not only self-help… Read more: Correcting the Record: Flawed USTelecom Arguments Against Sharing Pole Replacement Costs - What They Are Saying: One Year Since the FCC’s Third Poles FNPRM
In late 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took much-needed actions to resolve some of the open issues around pole access, attachment, and replacement… Read more: What They Are Saying: One Year Since the FCC’s Third Poles FNPRM