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aaron8291
Feb 29, 20241 min read
[News] FCC 'Amnesty' Sought For Rural Broadband Grant Defaults
The following article was published by Law360: Broadband experts got together Wednesday to urge the Federal Communications Commission to...
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![[News] FCC Urged to Grant Amnesty for RDOF Recipients](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_6ccf6792e6a2437faa0b9e5736808155~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_560,h_477,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/d5eb00_6ccf6792e6a2437faa0b9e5736808155~mv2.png)
aaron8291
Feb 28, 20241 min read
[News] FCC Urged to Grant Amnesty for RDOF Recipients
The following article was published by Broadband Breakfast: Nearly 70 broadband experts, internet service providers, state and local...
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![[News] Broadband coalition asks FCC to grant RDOF relief for BEAD's sake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_1d9977fc86fe442a9e5852688aa69de2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_574,h_431,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_1d9977fc86fe442a9e5852688aa69de2~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 28, 20241 min read
[News] Broadband coalition asks FCC to grant RDOF relief for BEAD's sake
The following article was published by Light Reading: In a letter sent today to the FCC, a coalition of nearly 70 broadband industry...
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![[News] More RDOF Defaults Could Be Coming as Stakeholders Seek to Free Up Areas for BEAD](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_bad27b49adb14ab38f327da4cffd011d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1320,h_991,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_bad27b49adb14ab38f327da4cffd011d~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 28, 20241 min read
[News] More RDOF Defaults Could Be Coming as Stakeholders Seek to Free Up Areas for BEAD
The following article was published by Telecompetitor: As states get closer to accepting applications for $42.5 billion in BEAD rural...
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![[Press Release] AAPB Joins Groups Urging FCC to Free Up Rural Communities to Receive Broadband Subsidies](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_f376d0a81b6f48c1b5fbd0fae99f66e6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d5eb00_f376d0a81b6f48c1b5fbd0fae99f66e6~mv2.png)
aaron8291
Feb 28, 20243 min read
[Press Release] AAPB Joins Groups Urging FCC to Free Up Rural Communities to Receive Broadband Subsidies
Today the American Association for Public broadband joined nearly 70 broadband experts, ISPs, community leaders, and nonprofits urging...
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![[News] Group Urges FCC to Let ISPs Bail From Rural Broadband Fund](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_fea39cadbf4a44678e126c207a1891fd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d5eb00_fea39cadbf4a44678e126c207a1891fd~mv2.png)
AAPB
Feb 27, 20241 min read
[News] Group Urges FCC to Let ISPs Bail From Rural Broadband Fund
The following article was published by PC Mag: An FCC fund meant to expand high-speed internet in rural America is now facing calls to...
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![[News] National Internet Expert Discusses Options With Local Broadband Advocates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_b929eb4a4e7c40d58a14ab33d7485c45~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1189,h_893,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_b929eb4a4e7c40d58a14ab33d7485c45~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 16, 20241 min read
[News] National Internet Expert Discusses Options With Local Broadband Advocates
The following article was published by The Enterprise Falmouth: Despite a winter storm that closed much of the town Tuesday, a national...
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![[Speech] Remarks of Gigi Sohn at the Falmouth Broadband Forum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_b87d4e5bc1f5443184e168f940975ce6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_521,h_409,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_b87d4e5bc1f5443184e168f940975ce6~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 12, 20247 min read
[Speech] Remarks of Gigi Sohn at the Falmouth Broadband Forum
The following remarks were delivered on February 13, 2024 at the Falmouth Broadband Forum by AAPB Executive Director Gigi Sohn. Good...
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![[News] Battle erupts over internet network that serves tens of thousands of Utahns](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_788f4c8be85e472c97762d98140d10b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1066,h_801,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_788f4c8be85e472c97762d98140d10b9~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 8, 20241 min read
[News] Battle erupts over internet network that serves tens of thousands of Utahns
The following article was published by The Salt Lake Tribune: A national trade organization for municipal networks, the American...
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![[News] Advocate remains hopeful ACP funding will be renewed as new enrollment freezes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_2b0e007d6732480f9f80d03f9da0e1bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_481,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_2b0e007d6732480f9f80d03f9da0e1bd~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 7, 20241 min read
[News] Advocate remains hopeful ACP funding will be renewed as new enrollment freezes
The following article was published by Broadband Communities: As the clock expires on new enrollments, Gigi Sohn, the executive director...
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aaron8291
Feb 7, 20241 min read
[News] High-speed internet is a necessity, not a luxury: public advocate
The following article was published by CAI, local NPR for the Cape, Coast and Islands. Gigi Sohn, ex-counselor to the Federal...
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![[News] UTOPIA Fiber and the battle for broadband](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_868c0e0f1b444ce98bed99a2ebdbc289~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_768,h_577,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_868c0e0f1b444ce98bed99a2ebdbc289~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 6, 20241 min read
[News] UTOPIA Fiber and the battle for broadband
The following article was published by Utah Business. The crowd on July 11, 2023, was larger than usual for city council hearings....
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![[Op-Ed] Bountiful Why should Sen. Gex Williams tell Frankfort what kind of broadband network it should have?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_bd9223e2c200466ebfc8f7e7c426e360~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_641,h_481,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_bd9223e2c200466ebfc8f7e7c426e360~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Feb 4, 20241 min read
[Op-Ed] Bountiful Why should Sen. Gex Williams tell Frankfort what kind of broadband network it should have?
The following Op-Ed was published in the Lexington Herald Leader. What do you call legislation forcing the sale of an extremely popular...
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![[News] Gigi Sohn on the fight for public broadband](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_f6d8caee7be74b03a9ff6ee4c799125e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_768,h_577,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_f6d8caee7be74b03a9ff6ee4c799125e~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Jan 31, 20241 min read
[News] Gigi Sohn on the fight for public broadband
The following interview was published by Light Reading. In this interview with Light Reading, Gigi Sohn, executive director of the...
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![[News] What you need to know about the municipal broadband debate](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_9baef0f696f547a08a0a1823ddb43ceb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_642,h_482,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_9baef0f696f547a08a0a1823ddb43ceb~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Jan 31, 20241 min read
[News] What you need to know about the municipal broadband debate
The following mini documentary was published by Light Reading. As communities around the US work to close their digital divides, more and...
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![[News] Renowned Lawyer and Open Internet Advocate Gigi Sohn to Deliver I School Commencement Keynote](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_11be1df6c3c44e5a8d5adc9395a2a25c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_576,h_433,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_11be1df6c3c44e5a8d5adc9395a2a25c~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Jan 30, 20241 min read
[News] Renowned Lawyer and Open Internet Advocate Gigi Sohn to Deliver I School Commencement Keynote
The following was published by The Berkeley School of Information: The School of Information announced today that Gigi Sohn, co-founder...
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aaron8291
Jan 28, 20241 min read
[News] National Broadband Advocate To Speak At Falmouth Event
The following article was published by The Enterprise Falmouth Gigi Sohn, executive director of the American Association of Public...
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![[Statement] Letter to Kentucky General Assembly Opposing Proposed Legislation to Force Sale of Popular and Successful Public Broadband Network](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_a5e663694560419f8b3b196eec79cfa6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_a5e663694560419f8b3b196eec79cfa6~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Jan 18, 20241 min read
[Statement] Letter to Kentucky General Assembly Opposing Proposed Legislation to Force Sale of Popular and Successful Public Broadband Network
This week, the American Association for Public Broadband sent a letter to the members of the Kentucky General Assembly in opposition to...
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![[News] New Municipal Broadband Networks Skyrocket in Post-Pandemic America As Alternative To Private Monopoly Model](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_4acb060d2a9446fb9f2daf41c968e6a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_420,h_420,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/d5eb00_4acb060d2a9446fb9f2daf41c968e6a6~mv2.jpg)
aaron8291
Jan 17, 20241 min read
[News] New Municipal Broadband Networks Skyrocket in Post-Pandemic America As Alternative To Private Monopoly Model
The following article was published by Community Networks As the new year begins, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) announced...
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![[Statement] FCC Guidance to Wind Down Affordable Connectivity Program](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_c823296fe9824d05901d7bcaf4daf14e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d5eb00_c823296fe9824d05901d7bcaf4daf14e~mv2.png)
aaron8291
Jan 10, 20242 min read
[Statement] FCC Guidance to Wind Down Affordable Connectivity Program
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued guidance to Internet Service Providers about how they must notify subscribers...
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