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1 week ago

Broadband Providers Invested $89.6B Last Year: Capex Report

The broadband capital expenditure (capex) report provides a chronological overview of the amount invested: 2020-2024 ($90.4 billion on average per year); 2014-2019 ($78 billion); 2009-2013 ($69.2 billion); 2002-2008 ($65.8 billion); and 1996-2001 ($85.6 billion). The drivers of the investment were not monolithic. The broadband capex report points to five phases of investment: 1996-2001: Light-touch regulation and dot-com boom 2002-2008: Stabilization, early broadband and mobility advancement 2009-2013: Start of the streaming era and smartphone surge 2014-2019: Fiber and wireless densification 2020-2024: Remote connectivity, 5G and AI era
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US politics
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1 week ago

Broadband Director Explains How Colorado Expects to Fund BEAD Fiber

Colorado invested $51 million from IIJA set-asides to keep BEAD fiber projects under NTIA's $19,000-per-location threshold, preserving fiber deployments and limiting LEO allocations.
Tech industry
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1 month ago

TDS Telecommunications Celebrates Passing 1M Addresses

TDS Telecommunications has passed one million fiber passings and targets 1.8 million addresses with largely symmetrical 1+ Gbps service.
Business
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2 months ago

Consolidated Communications Brings Fiber to Fibertown Data Center Facility in Houston, Texas

Consolidated Communications deployed high-capacity fiber to Fibertown's Houston data center, delivering ultra-reliable, low-latency connectivity and increased resiliency for mission-critical workloads.
US news
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

New York State Announces $52.6M in Broadband Grants

New York State awarded $52.6 million in broadband grants to connect about 6,900 locations and 19,000 affordable housing units with fiber and wireless.
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