NCTA–The Internet and Television Association has made a 20-minute documentary video focusing on rural broadband deployment challenges. The video, titled “Every Last Mile,” follows work crews in three states — Alaska, Arizona and Minnesota — as the crews encounter temperature…
Polling by Morning Consult cited by NCTA: The Internet & Television Association finds that Americans are satisfied with their broadband home Internet service and feel that improvements will continue. In addition, the broadband satisfaction survey found support for helping those…
As the cable industry gears up to offer 10 Gbps, or 10G broadband, using DOCSIS technology, one research firm is predicting the economic impact of the technology. According to a report from Telecom Advisory Services funded by NCTA – The…
Service provider groups NTCA and USTelecom and their member companies have joined the K-12 Bridge to Broadband program spearheaded by the national non-profit EducationSuperhighway (ESH). The initiative aims to help students that don’t have high-speed broadband gain that service. The…
The cable industry took a step toward what many see as its future via a Mediacom, NCTA and CableLabs 10G demo event in a home in Ames, IA this week. Mediacom said that the 10G Smart Home demonstration was the…
The EducationSuperHighway (ESH) and NCTA — the Internet & Television Association, have teamed up on a new initiative – the K-12 Bridge to Broadband — designed to help boost home connectivity solutions for students whose schooling will be comprised of…
The trade association representing large cable companies has developed the NCTA COVID-19 dashboard, which uses data submitted by large cable operators to track network activity during the pandemic. Major cable operators provide the majority of broadband connections in the U.S.,…
The Covid-19 pandemic has put the broadband industry in unchartered waters. Service providers are starting to announce steps aimed at confronting the sudden and severe crisis, while politicians and the FCC are suggesting what technical and financial measures they believe…
Representatives of three broadband and telecom associations voiced support for legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at improving broadband maps which, among other things, are used to determine which areas receive support through the Universal Service Fund…
Word that the National Broadband Map needs fixing seems to have spread throughout the nation’s capital. The latest initiative aimed at addressing National Broadband Map problems comes from the U.S. Senate in the form of the Broadband Data Improvement Act…
Cable companies are “uniquely well suited” to partner with municipalities on smart city projects, according to a new report from NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. Initially, this might seem a stretch, considering that smart cities will rely heavily…
The Senate yesterday passed its version of a 2018 Farm Bill that would put new limits on broadband loans made through the USDA Rural Utilities service. The Senate Farm Bill RUS broadband loan limitations pertain to the percentage of a…
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